US denies report of paying a dollar a day to foreign employees

January 14, 2014 11:52

The US today strongly refuted reports that its diplomatic missions overseas at times pay less than a dollar a day salary, saying its compensation plans are based on "prevailing wage rates and compensation practices" in the locality of employment.

"This is untrue," Emily Horne, a State Department spokesperson, said when asked about a 2009 report of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the State Department according to which some local employees hired by the US diplomatic missions overseas earned less than USD 1 a day.

"In accordance with section 408 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 our compensation plans are based on prevailing wage rates and compensation practices in the locality of employment," she said.

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