Is a dump truck driver earning equivalent to less than $1,000 US dollars for 50 hours a week too little in HK?

Question

I am a dump truck driver for dumping the obsoleted buiding materials in construction sites. My daily routine are as follows:

1) Take the bus to where the dump truck is parking.

2) Drive to the construction site.

3) Report to my supervisor and get assignments from him.

4) I operate the dump truck to upload the dirts and obsoleted construction materials and drive about 20 miles to the dump site.

5) I unload the stuffs and drop into the dump site.

On top of filling up the diesel fuel tank, I need to pay the additional fuel service fee to the Hong Kong government. After all the paid costs, I only take home $6,000 HK dollars last month. I worked about 50 hours each week and get my pay every four and one half of week. My cousin, a Canadian truck driver makes more than $3,000

Canadian dollars each month (40 work hour per week) or approximately five times as what i am making in Hong Kong. He gets $32 Can/hr as a driver. He need to pay tax, pension, unemployment and medical insurance

Answer 1

It is difficult to come up with a figure that is fair, as the hourly wages differ around the world, as does the cost of living.

From your expenses, I would feel that you should probably deserve a considerable raise, especially with the escalating cost of Diesel, and the high cost of living in Hong Kong.