A company is made to benefit its shareholders. Sometimes employees are also the shareholders but this has historically not been the case. Historically, because

A company is made to benefit its shareholders. Sometimes employees are also the shareholders but this has historically not been the case. Historically, because of the focus on benefiting it’s owners above all else, companies have sometimes resorted to using slaves and child labor. The concept of employee-shareholders is a fairly recent invention. The concept of employee rights only gained traction in the USA during the industrial revolution. Agricultural cooperatives, might come close...