Re:SWEATSHOP – I can´t take any more
by sjtrny on Tuesday February 03, 2015 @06:57AM
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It is definitely not a neccesary evil. Minimum wage in those countries could be increased (or one created and enforced) so that there is a dramatic improvement on the workers lives without much of an impact on the end consumer. Consider how cheap a t-shirt is in the U.S. However politicians are scared since they think it will drive business out of their country. Or they are corrupt.
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> Minimum wage in those countries could be increased (or one created and enforced) so that there is a dramatic improvement on the workers lives without much of an impact on the end consumer.
I think it makes sense to ask ourselves: why did a Western company move production from the West to this country in the first place? Probably because of lower wages.
Increasing the minimum wage is not a solution if the reason these workers have a job in the first place is that their labor is cheap.
Re:SWEATSHOP – I can´t take any more
by josefresco on Tuesday February 03, 2015 @08:04AM
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What about the people who don't work at the factory? Do they get a pay raise too?
> Consider how cheap a t-shirt is in the U.S.
you mean how cheap it can be. T-shirts range anywhere from $1 to $100 and probably more, but that money doesn't trickle down to the people making those shirts in the end.