PORT-AUPRINCE (Reuters – Haiti’s government increased the minimum wage Monday after weeks of protests from garment workers who claim their wages do not keep pace with rising living costs.

Tweeted by Ariel Henry, Prime Minister of the United States (NYSE:), a slide-scaling scale for wage rises. These increases vary according to economic activity. Workers in the electricity and telecoms sectors saw the largest increase.

The 37% increase was received by clothing industry workers, who export final products to the U.S. Their wages now average just $7.50 per person per day, which is less than the $15 per-day that union leaders wanted.

Haiti, with its low wages and close proximity to the U.S. market has been a leader in clothing production for decades.

Many workers complain that their wages are too low to pay for basic goods. These items can be more costly in some countries than they are here due to poor infrastructure and gang violence.

In November, U.S. Congressmen asked the heads of 62 American businesses that have imported garments from Haiti for details on protections in place for employees and their suppliers.

In the past, Haitian officials stated that raising wages too high would put the garment industry at risk of falling behind other countries like the Dominican Republic.