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El Salvador

47-56
64-67
19-20
19-22
22
47-55
16
18
14-15
47
40
29-35
26-31
31-50
80-83
739-762
Jul 2001Average amount that workers in one El Salvador factory are paid for each $12.99 Gap T-shirt they sew: 11.6¢
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National Labor Committee (N.Y.C.)

Jun 2001Amount that the U.S. has given El Salvador for earthquake relief since January: $14,500,000
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USAID (Washington)

Jun 2001Estimated amount that Salvadorans living in the U.S. sent home last year: $1,800,000,000
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Embassy of El Salvador (Washington)

April 20, 2006A woman in El Salvador was in trouble for allegedly attempting to smuggle a live grenade and marijuana into a prison via a container stuffed into her vagina.
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NewsNet5.com

November 8, 2005 El Salvadorean police arrested 21 people for operating a smuggling operation and seized 24 tons of contraband cheese.
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AFP

October 6, 2005Hundreds of people in Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador were buried alive in mudslides caused by Hurricane Stan.
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Science Daily

October 2, 2005A volcano erupted in El Salvador, killing two people.
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Reuters


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