How can we find out more about this terrible situation?
Most [workers] are reluctant to speak out for fear of losing their jobs.
Oh.
Wait.
The workers WANT these jobs? They don't want to lose them? Because the alternatives are far worse?
Golly.
Liberals like Beyoncee should be pushing for a $15/hour minimum wage in Sri Lanka.
The "Social Justice Warriors" are all against "sweatshops". But the locals are all in favor.
Working for a company means you have a reliable source of income to buy food with. Working as a subsistence farmer out in the country means you will starve TO DEATH if your crops fail.
Yeah, they probably are terrified of losing that job and want to keep it. A starving man wanting a crust will desperately hold onto that crust. It doesn’t mean that is what they want.
The internationalists create a race to the bottom and lock in poverty. If Sri Lankan women began demanding even slightly better pay or conditions, the manufacturer simply has to move the factory to Mexico, Indonesia, Bangladesh, etc. The slavery conditions are structurally locked in.
Jerk the crust away and give it to someone who doesn’t even have a crust. When they want slightly better treatment, jerk it away again and find another wretch. Repeat as needed.
This is the “free trade” game.