Inflation Struggles Hit Saigon Laborer Families Hard
In Saigon inflation squeezes living costs for workers like Le Van Tho and Nguyen Van Tem. Tho earns 3,250 piasters monthly repairing streets, but spends about 7,800 piasters, forcing his wife to work. Pork and chicken prices soar while civil servants gain a 200 piaster per family member monthly allowance.