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Re:The dirty industry of fast fashion is causing an environm... by ridewinter on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @06:05AM (#16535629)
Switzerland is a small country benefitting from being the hub of a disproportional amount of global banking and commodity trading. I think that props up the minimum wage at McDonalds. That being said, the pride that the Swiss - from a McDonald’s worker to bus driver - show in their jobs is noticeable to this American.
Re:The dirty industry of fast fashion is causing an environm... by m_mueller on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @06:30AM (#16535730)
Banking revenue is 7-9% of Swiss GDP, on par with many industrial nations. Commoditie Trades are disproportionate to Switzerland’s size for sure, but I fail to see how that translates to salaries in McDonalds - their main target market is hardly bankers and commodity traders. I think it has much more to do with the social safety net which imposes an implicit minimal wage (companies have to offer something significantly above what one can get from the government).