>The two guys who barely spoke English and where on site 8-10 hours a day for a week actually doing the actual work probably earned considerably less. US might

>The two guys who barely spoke English and where on site 8-10 hours a day for a week actually doing the actual work probably earned considerably less. US might be a different beast. I live in western Europe where qualified plumbers earn well because it's a credentialed job and labor exploitation of migrants in credentialed Jobs is less of an issue (but still does happen). You can't just hire some migrants off the street and send them off to do plumbing for you. A plumber in Denmark can sometimes earn more than a SW developer.