Re:American Chipmakers Had a Toxic Problem, Then They Outsou...
by werber on Thursday June 15, 2017 @09:27PM
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International working condition and minimum wage laws need to happen already. It's disgusting that multinationals get to intentionally do this.
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Re:American Chipmakers Had a Toxic Problem, Then They Outsou...
by sordidasset on Friday June 16, 2017 @07:51AM
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Minimum wage is difficult to accomplish due to forex fluctuations and wide variations in relative purchasing power. Maybe an international rule requiring a minimum wage pegged to a local CPI basket?
But then, I suspect multinationals would still find a way to arbitrage to the detriment of low-skill workers.
Re:American Chipmakers Had a Toxic Problem, Then They Outsou...
by mmirate on Friday June 16, 2017 @10:44AM
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So you would rather have people who lack any skills that are worth minimum wage, starve instead of being able to work for less than minimum wage?
Re:American Chipmakers Had a Toxic Problem, Then They Outsou...
by werber on Saturday June 17, 2017 @07:52PM
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I'd rather people who cannot take care of themselves get welfare. The concept of a skill being with less than the minimum wage is saying as a society we can tolerate exportation, and perhaps slavery