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A comment on Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor in China. Parent comment

Re:Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor i... by wolverine876 on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @08:37PM (#25577343)
> Ensuring that suppliers are ethical also disincentives industry/labor from leaving the US, as labor & compliance costs will be equalized.

We want lower-paying jobs to leave, to be replaced by higher paying jobs. I think the focus should be on the latter: improve people's skill and productivity, and make sure that people can make the transition from the old jobs to the new, including a proper social safety net to see them through.

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Re:Apple’s longtime supplier accused of using forced labor i... by briantakita on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @08:48PM (#25577405)
I agree that we should improve skill & productivity. The best way to create wealth & knowledge is to create a market for small & medium businesses. Employees can gain skills & learn about the industry to create their own businesses, which further evolves the market & creates more jobs & opportunity for advancement. Education with auto-didactic learning, tax law, & practical business is important, to help people reach the next level of wealth.

There's probably effective & ineffective ways of promoting citizens' interests with local, national, & international business; however if we care about our neighbors & our values as a country, we should invest in our neighbors who share these values.

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