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>Can someone give an actual moral reason why this is bad? Because the work conditions in other countries are driven by practices we see as immoral. A develope

>Can someone give an actual moral reason why this is bad? Because the work conditions in other countries are driven by practices we see as immoral. A developer job in India isn't likely a job that is considered immoral, but what they demand for compensation is largely drive by all the other jobs and the wages for those jobs, many of which are at least illegal in the US (below minimum wage, illegal work conditions, many regulation violations). For an exact example, the minimum wage in India is a little over 2 dollars per day. If I could hire people in the US for that price, I could definitely lower the price I would need to be compensated to achieve a certain quality of life. But people would argue me hiring people for $2 a day would be immoral. Yet the developer in India can do that, and as such, commands a lower price. By paying them, these such practices are supported. (Now to be exact, I don't mean to suggest that every developer has an army of minimum wage workers at their beck and call. Instead, their entire lower cost of liven is driven by many things we consider immoral.) It is like paying a supplier who is violating both laws and morals to give you a cheaper price for the product. You could try to say that technically you aren't violating the law and just buying the cheapest product, but many would not consider such actions to be moral.

pm90 10y ago
Many many many American business already source products from countries with dubious regulations, worker protections etc. The crusade against blood diamonds was only the most visible and successful effort against this. Just take a look at all the Textiles imported from Bangladesh, Seafood from Vietnam, Canned fruits/veggies/everything from Thailand...do you think workers in those countries have the same kind of worker protections as US workers? I'm not trying to pass judgement here, simply trying to point out that a lot of what we take for granted is already built on the back of people working in bad conditions. (Not even starting to talk about Foxconn and stuff here...)
- BearGoesChirp 10y ago
  >Many many many American business already source products from countries with dubious regulations, worker protections etc. That we as a society tolerate this is something I've wondered about for a long time. If I buy something cheap made by child labor, people just say I'm price savvy. If I use child labor, and not just the kid working for a little pocket money, people see me as a monster. Yet by funding it I support it comparable to engaging directly in the action.
- eli_gottlieb 10y ago
  >I'm not trying to pass judgement here, simply trying to point out that a lot of what we take for granted is already built on the back of people working in bad conditions. (Not even starting to talk about Foxconn and stuff here...) Yes, and for as long as this has been happening, there have been people saying we need to stop doing it. Why should our consumption support labor standards that exploit people and grind them down, rather than lifting them up?

pm90 10y ago

Many many many American business already source products from countries with dubious regulations, worker protections etc. The crusade against blood diamonds was only the most visible and successful effort against this. Just take a look at all the Textiles imported from Bangladesh, Seafood from Vietnam, Canned fruits/veggies/everything from Thailand...do you think workers in those countries have the same kind of worker protections as US workers? I'm not trying to pass judgement here, simply trying to point out that a lot of what we take for granted is already built on the back of people working in bad conditions. (Not even starting to talk about Foxconn and stuff here...)

BearGoesChirp 10y ago
>Many many many American business already source products from countries with dubious regulations, worker protections etc. That we as a society tolerate this is something I've wondered about for a long time. If I buy something cheap made by child labor, people just say I'm price savvy. If I use child labor, and not just the kid working for a little pocket money, people see me as a monster. Yet by funding it I support it comparable to engaging directly in the action.
eli_gottlieb 10y ago
>I'm not trying to pass judgement here, simply trying to point out that a lot of what we take for granted is already built on the back of people working in bad conditions. (Not even starting to talk about Foxconn and stuff here...) Yes, and for as long as this has been happening, there have been people saying we need to stop doing it. Why should our consumption support labor standards that exploit people and grind them down, rather than lifting them up?