Of 1,361 "casual" workers, who are hired for part-time or temporary employment, 669 or 49 percent received less than $10 an hour. However, only 173 of those employees worked more than 15 hours a week.
After releasing the report, Rudenstine announced that he would create a faculty task force to study Harvard's labor policy. According to Wrinn, the University will not take action until the task force has completed its study.
An employee at a Harvard-owned restaurant at the KSG agreed with the student government's decision to endorse the Living Wage Campaign.
The employee, who asked to remain anonymous, expressed concern about low wages not only because of Harvard's wealth, but also because of the restaurant's high prices.
"I find they should pay people [more] because they make a lot of money here," the employee said.
A piece of toast there sells for 55 cents, for example, when a whole loaf of bread costs only 65 cents, the employee said.
There has been talk at KSG of supporting the Living Wage Campaign since the beginning of this school year, according to Aaron D. Bartley, a second-year law student and one of the campaign's leaders.
"This is a good official vote of support," Bartley said. "It becomes part of the public debate."