“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.
Komrade, you do an excellent job of defending communist slavery. No question you are the best. /sarc
I understand your point, but I also understand the local economics behind the pay discrepancy. It's unfair to point out the low pay in that part of the world unless you make cost-of-living comparisons.
Did you know that a major American company pays Bosnian employees 1/2 of what an American would receive for the same job? Did you know that we were paying Afghani laborers $1.00 a day back in 2003/2004, and they were busting their rear ends supporting our troops.
How are we any different?