The cash part of the salary may be low by US standards – Khobragade herself, as a mid-ranking Indian diplomat, earns less than what the US considers a fair wage – but, with the other benefits, the compensation is attractive for a domestic helper. More to the point, Khobragade did not find her maid in the US labor market and “exploit” her; she brought her from India to help her in her representational duties, on an official passport, with a US visa given for that purpose.
薪水的现金部分可能低于美国标准——作为印度中层外交官，科巴拉加德本人的薪水也低于美国人眼中的公平工资——但除了工资之外还有其他福利，对印度本国的侍从而言，报酬相当优渥。此外，科巴拉加德并没有从美国劳动力市场中寻找女佣并“剥削”她；她是她从印度带来的随从，帮助她完成代表指责，持有因公护照并戳有美国的该目的签证。其他国家的地方劳动法基本上都不适用于外国外交官员的个人随从。