[Kimmers]

Starkist lobbied against the minimum wage. StarKist is owned by Del Monte Foods whose headquarters are located in San Francisco....hmmmmmm

I searched but did not find this posted.

[HiJinx]

Partisan politics across the sea...would statehood change things?

[ChurtleDawg]

I haven't heard much about American Samoa, but the CNMI (which is legally in the United States)(Northern Marianas) is a disgusting hellhole.

this is from wikipedia:


However, the lack of labor regulation is not without controversy. The inapplicability of Federal labor regulations has resulted in some extreme labor practices, not common elsewhere in the United States. Some of these labor practices include forcing workers to have abortions, as exposed in the March 18, 1998 episode of ABC News' 20/20, and enslaving women and forcing them into prostitution, as the U.S. Department of Justice conviction of several CNMI traffickers in 1999 attests.

[ChurtleDawg]

I haven't heard much about American Samoa, but the CNMI (which is legally in the United States)(Northern Marianas) is a disgusting hellhole.

this is from wikipedia:


However, the lack of labor regulation is not without controversy. The inapplicability of Federal labor regulations has resulted in some extreme labor practices, not common elsewhere in the United States. Some of these labor practices include forcing workers to have abortions, as exposed in the March 18, 1998 episode of ABC News' 20/20, and enslaving women and forcing them into prostitution, as the U.S. Department of Justice conviction of several CNMI traffickers in 1999 attests.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"Democrats have long tried to pull the Northern Marianas under the umbrella of U.S. labor law, accusing the island's government and its industry leaders of coddling sweatshops and turning a blind eye to forced abortions and indentured servitude."

Since when do the 'Rats care about curtailing abortions, especially those of brown-skinned people ?

[paltz]

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