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Re:More big investors shun Deliveroo over workers' rights by smcl on Thursday March 25, 2021 @08:11AM (#26579237)
You're mistaken about the root cause. So say the Indian government decide that enough is enough, they offer a repatriation scheme for Indian nationals based in Oman, so that whoever needs consular assistance to return home has all that they need. We have solved the root cause!

But wait, there are still buildings needing constructed in Muscat and there are not enough local people willing to be worked long hours for poor pay. So these Omani companies begin to step up recruiting in Bangladesh and now those workers start getting treated exactly as poorly as they were before.

So did we identify and solve the root cause? No, we just shuffled around the nationality who was being abused. In an ideal world everyone who needs consular assistance can get it wherever they are based, but the root cause here is abusive employment practices, do not try to pretend otherwise.

Re:More big investors shun Deliveroo over workers' rights by sammorrowdrums on Thursday March 25, 2021 @08:19AM (#26579313)
Yeah, the global marketplace of many countries willing to offer cheap labour for securing jobs means that competition keeps and drives the prices down. The only solution is minimum working conditions which vary from place to place, and can make a huge difference.

The UK for example has loads of jobs like fruit picking done by the cheapest labour allowable, in the worst conditions allowable. Those conditions are just legally mandated to be a bit better, they're still not great but the UK can afford and is willing to offer that basic level.

Re:More big investors shun Deliveroo over workers' rights by conjectures on Monday March 29, 2021 @07:10AM (#26619987)
On UK fruit picking: yes and this is why I find the national post Brexit news here hilarious. "Farmers say locals can't be hired to pick fruit"- yes! at the wages being offered. For > £20p/h I'm sure the workers would materialise.