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" If working like a robot is cruel, why are people doing it? Because it's better than their alternatives? Ok then, how exactly does taking that option away from
by Qwertious 9y ago
" If working like a robot is cruel, why are people doing it? Because it's better than their alternatives? Ok then, how exactly does taking that option away from them help?"
The idea behind boycotting sweatshop labor is that it creates a market for non-sweatshop clothing, which creates a better-paid alternative for the people working like a robot.
- Joeboy 9y agoAdditionally consumer boycotts tend to be directed at specific companies and serve a specific purpose, eg. trying to institute cross-industry agreements or get compensation paid to workers or their families after factory fires or collapses or whatever.
- lmm 9y agoDoes it work? What kind of changes (if any) do these boycotts effect - e.g. do they lead to better working conditions abroad, or just eliminate foreign jobs in favour of onshore ones?
- icebraining 9y agoAssuming it doesn't create a market for actual robots.