16 January 2009

Why the third world needs more sweatshops (and Wal-Marts to buy what they produce)

Kristof: Where Sweatshops Are a Dream
at 7:27 AM

1 comment:

soli said...

Don't get me wrong, I completely understand the argument and along with that understanding comes a certain amount of agreement. But there is a better way, and it's up to our generation to find it.
Labor standards along with other contributions could establish budding marketplaces to propel the impoverished places into appealing atmospheres. Large corporations don't want that though. If they lose their cheap labor, they lose profits. There is no other way to say it. The argument that sweatshops pull people out of poverty is, to a certain extent, corporate propaganda. If we want to export our labor, we should be doing more than just giving people the option of which poverty they want.

January 16, 2009 at 11:34 AM

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