[Sarajevo]

When one reads about these working conditions--12-16 hour shifts, pay of ~$1 per hour or less, dormitories with 15 beds in 12x12 rooms--the obvious assumption is that it's all about money:

I would think different. The cost of living in China is not as high as in the US, and the workers are willing to accept less. All in all, this sounds like a pro-Union article.

[ctdonath2]

“When one reads about these working conditions—12-16 hour shifts, pay of ~$1 per hour or less, dormitories with 15 beds in 12x12 rooms—the obvious assumption is that it’s all about money”

Note that double shifts is way better than no work at all.
Note that $1/hr earns them 6-8 times world median income (i.e.: half of people on planet earn $2 or less _per_day_).
Note that $1/hr is augmented with presumably no commute costs, free room & board & utilities, and lots of other covered costs.
Note that dense quarters is normal for that culture, and better than mud huts or cardboard shacks.

Yeah it’s about money. Both employer and employee come out ahead in this deal.

Hence my prior post.

[af_vet_rr]

I would think different. The cost of living in China is not as high as in the US, and the workers are willing to accept less. All in all, this sounds like a pro-Union article.

The US suffers from ridiculous corporate taxes and obstacles in building new factories here in the US. It's ridiculous some of the hoops you have to jump through, and a company can sink millions into the planning stages only to have their permits rejected for ridiculous reasons.