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Originally posted by Flame Of Liberty@Jan 9 2005, 01:45 PM
The corporation is giving the kid another option. And the simple fact that the kid is working there should tell you that this kid values this option more than every other option he has.
Sure you can say it is a crappy option. But it is the BEST option out of all the kid has.
Another important thing is to ask - why there is no better option for the kid out there? Well, precisely because there is a lack of capitalism in his country, because there is a lack of other corporations, competition, etc. In short, capital in his country is not accumulated highly enough, thus productivity in the country is low (and the family cannot survive if the kids dont work).
Now suppose this big corporations leave. What then? Kid is out of work and has to settle for option he values less (searching dumpsters for food). His family has bigger trouble to survive. How they are better off WITHOUT big corporations?
The trouble for the poor is NOT capitalism and globalization. The trouble for the poor is lack of capitalism and globalization and leftist who fight hard against both.
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Interesting concept you have there. So by that argument, the same child, before these glamour jobs arrive, is put into prostitution by the same parents that are going to hand them over to the factory. The kid is forced to work, to help feed the family, and gets paid by a Westerner a couple of bucks for their service. It beats begging, or foraging through the ever present Bangladesh dumpster, so they aren't being exploited? This kind of crap happens, kids are sold into slavery, prostitution, drug-muling, etc., because the money is shown to them.
These multi-million dollar companies have a purpose for going to poor, third world countries, they can get around child labour laws, minimum wages, and safety regulations, to EXPLOIT the under-privileged. Is the money helping the family? yes, but at the cost of the child's health and education. Are the jobs offered to the parents? No, because they can pay less, and intimidate the kids easier.
Reality is, the rich will get richer, and the poor much poorer. Crime will increase, as the desperate look for a way to survive.