I think it's important to remember that what we mean by a good-paying job differs from country to country. The cost of living in many countries is substantially lower than they are in a place like Canada. What constitutes a living wage in those environments is substantially lower than it would be here.
That's not to say that we look at those standards as ones that we wish to remain in place for anything more than a moment. Our hope is that those wages and those living conditions will improve, but there's no free lunch by jumping to a much higher wage level simply by mandating it.