"The exploitation of labor is not a viable option to promote economic and social development", said Philp Alston reacted to the adoption of a differentiated minimum monthly wage for workers in light manufacturing industry, 44% lower than the national monthly minimum wage in the municipalities of Estanzuela, Masagua, San Augustine and Guastatoya in Guatemala.

The new local minimum wage of 1,500 quetzals (about US $ 195) a month in sharp contrast to the national minimum wage of about 2,650 quetzals (about US $ 350) in force in the agricultural and non-agricultural. There is concern that this measure can be extended to other sectors and regions and trigger a trend of wage reduction.

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