- 26 Dec 2019 00:17
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Not according to the evidence.
https://waronwant.org/sweatshops-bangladesh
Your faith in neoliberalism is clear.
I do not share it.
I will go with the evidence instead of your unsupported ad hoc claims.
I guess you are also unaware of how the garment industry in Bangladesh pollutes local water supplies.
And again, the evidence contradicts you.
I will believe the evidence instead of your repeated and unsupported claims.
You completely ignored my point.
I will assume that you concede that the impact on developing workers is te same as middle class workers in developed countries: the jobs leave for countries where there is more profit to be made. And since workers in developing countries also have to deal with other problems that workers in developed countries do not, it is incorrect to claim that the middle class in developed countries are the biggest losers.
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As far as I can see, both parties have openly supported neoliberal economic policies over the last few decades.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in...
Ter wrote:No.
Any garment worker with some experience earns more than the minimum wage.
Often double that.
Not according to the evidence.
- The majority of garment workers in Bangladesh earn little more than the minimum wage, set at 3,000 taka a month (approximately £25), far below what is considered a living wage, calculated at 5,000 taka a month (approximately £45), which would be the minimum required to provide a family with shelter, food and education.
https://waronwant.org/sweatshops-bangladesh
Again, no.
The team that checks compliance rigorously checks that salaries and overtime are paid on time, and that includes a session with workers where management and supervisors are not present.
For your information, there are two types of compliance, technical and social. The companies that do the compliance checking are serious companies based in France and Switzerland.
Your faith in neoliberalism is clear.
I do not share it.
I will go with the evidence instead of your unsupported ad hoc claims.
Why are you mentioning clean water ? It would be stupid for the owner of a garment factory to supply contaminated water. Sick employees cannot work.
I guess you are also unaware of how the garment industry in Bangladesh pollutes local water supplies.
No. Of course Bangladesh is better off due to the export-oriented garments industry.
It employs millions of people and is responsible for 85% of all exports.
And as I mentioned, it has improved the situation of women in society. As earners they get respect.
And again, the evidence contradicts you.
I will believe the evidence instead of your repeated and unsupported claims.
It depends how you define long lasting. That industry is now about thirty years active in the country but there is no guarantee that it will continue forever. Typically, such an industry adapts to competition by switching to higher value items and more skilled labour with more sophisticated machines. China is now doing exactly that because their wages have gone up too much to compete with other countries in the Region. Many Chinese are now in Bangladesh as managers and owners of garment factories.
You completely ignored my point.
I will assume that you concede that the impact on developing workers is te same as middle class workers in developed countries: the jobs leave for countries where there is more profit to be made. And since workers in developing countries also have to deal with other problems that workers in developed countries do not, it is incorrect to claim that the middle class in developed countries are the biggest losers.
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Patrickov wrote:The OP opened this post to tell us that Republican Administration was the cause of this problem, which, as the Honourable Gentleman from Estonia had pointed out, is untrue.
As far as I can see, both parties have openly supported neoliberal economic policies over the last few decades.
There is a crack in everything,
That's how the light gets in...