In contrast with Gupta's advocacy for a $15 an hour minimum wage, the company pays some of its Mexican employees hourly rates as low as $1.30, according to active job listings reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.
In her nonprofit work and her personal social media, Gupta has repeatedly expressed support for both the $15 per hour minimum wage and a so-called livable wage.
In her role as president and CEO of The Education Fund, Gupta made a moral case for raising the minimum wage.
In a 2018 press release, Gupta said that "a living wage is not a privilege, it is a civil and human right for all." Her case for raising wages was unequivocal: "Raising wages is a moral question: do we value the people who are the engine of our economy or not? The answer must be yes."
Vanita Gupta served as a limited liability partner of an Aptiv subsidiary while her father was on the board.
In addition to paying its Mexican workforce far below what Gupta argues is a "Livable wage," the company touts "a major manufacturing base and strong customer relationships" in China in Securities and Exchange Commission documents and, according to available SEC filings, paid a 3 percent effective tax rate last year.
If confirmed as associate attorney general, Vanita Gupta would oversee the divisions that have supervised her father's business interests in the past.
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Thursday, March 18, 2021
Vanita Gupta Says She Backs $15 'Livable Wage.' Her Family Business Pays Mexicans $1.30 an Hour.
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