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Originally posted by transplant99@Feb 9 2005, 04:24 PM
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Seems pretty obvious. Companies get around labour rights and human rights in North America by going to places where those rights dont' exist. If you're hurt here, or die on the job, you're entitled to compensation. You're also protected from wrongful firing, like your boss hitting on you and then canning you. In fact, there are hundreds of little 'socialist benefits' that all of you (in N. America) are taking advantage of right now, whether you like it (or know it) or not.
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Who said any different?
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I suppose if you think you're entitled to these benefits and protections, and other peoples in other places aren't, then there's no conscience issue here. For you
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That's a heck of a leap in logic from what I actually posted....but i expect no less.
Now back to what i said...how does boycotting these companies that use sweatshop labor....help the sweatshop laborer?
Putting his employer (as heinous as he may be) out of business helps them how?
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Well, thats sort of why I brought up the concsience issue.
If you knew a guy who was a real bas**rd... say... he raped someone, but he sells DVD's real cheap, cheaper than anyone else... would you buy from him? Wouldn't you have an issue with that, even though the value of the DVD's are completely separate from the negative acts this person has committed?
I suppose its seen in the same light. If you don't agree with the practise itself, then why support an indirectly related product, _purely_ based on price?
Like I said, if you don't believe that corporate exploitation of cheap labour in the 3rd world is 'bad', then you dont' have a problem, Wal-Mart away. I'm not here to pass judgement, you do what's good for you, and I'll do the same.
Seeing things a different way isn't a crime, it just comes down to what matters most to you, saving 30 cents or feeling good about your choice. Clearly the poster who avoids Wal-Mart 'feels good' about their choice. I don't see the problem. Do you?