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By exploit, do you mean offering them jobs that pay higher than local average? Or that developing countries have weaker institutions for labor laws?

by bilkoo 7y ago

frank_nitti 7y ago
Not OP, but probably just the dictionary definition of the word "exploit", to use a resource for one's own benefit. If there are business models that cannot function without this particular resource, what will become of them? They aren't paying "higher than local average" out of the goodness of their hearts. If they were, shareholders wouldn't be too happy.
okmokmz 7y ago
-None of the workers received a copy of their work contract – a violation of Vietnamese law. -Women work under high noise levels that exceed Vietnamese regulatory limits. -All workers reported extreme fatigue and dizziness or fainting at work. -Workers reported that miscarriages are extremely common—even expected. -Workers must stand throughout their 8-to-12-hour shifts and many are kept on alternating day and night shift schedules, regardless of weekends. -Pregnant workers usually stand for the entire shift to avoid having the company deduct money from their wages for taking breaks. -More than half of the interviewed women have children, but company dormitory rules prohibit them from living with their mothers. The children live with family members in another town or city. -Workers reported problems with bone, joint, and leg pain. -Workers’ lives are controlled inside and outside of work and they are restricted from speaking about work because of fear of reprisals. -The need for further research regarding chemical exposure is necessary. Despite the fact that workers are stationed in open factory settings where other workers use a variety of substances, they did not consider assembly line work a chemical risk. Sounds like exploitation to me https://ipen.org/news/samsung-workers-line%c2%a0unique-report-reveals-lives-vietnamese-women-workers-making-samsung-smart https://ipen.org/news/samsung-workers-line%c2%a0unique-repor... https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/03/14/your-cool-new-samsung-smartphone-brought-you-noise-pain-miscarriages-pham-digangi-column/397173002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/03/14/your-cool-...

By exploit, do you mean offering them jobs that pay higher than local average? Or that developing countries have weaker institutions for labor laws?

by bilkoo 7y ago

By exploit, do you mean offering them jobs that pay higher than local average? Or that developing countries have weaker institutions for labor laws?

frank_nitti 7y ago

Not OP, but probably just the dictionary definition of the word "exploit", to use a resource for one's own benefit. If there are business models that cannot function without this particular resource, what will become of them? They aren't paying "higher than local average" out of the goodness of their hearts. If they were, shareholders wouldn't be too happy.

okmokmz 7y ago

-None of the workers received a copy of their work contract – a violation of Vietnamese law. -Women work under high noise levels that exceed Vietnamese regulatory limits. -All workers reported extreme fatigue and dizziness or fainting at work. -Workers reported that miscarriages are extremely common—even expected. -Workers must stand throughout their 8-to-12-hour shifts and many are kept on alternating day and night shift schedules, regardless of weekends. -Pregnant workers usually stand for the entire shift to avoid having the company deduct money from their wages for taking breaks. -More than half of the interviewed women have children, but company dormitory rules prohibit them from living with their mothers. The children live with family members in another town or city. -Workers reported problems with bone, joint, and leg pain. -Workers’ lives are controlled inside and outside of work and they are restricted from speaking about work because of fear of reprisals. -The need for further research regarding chemical exposure is necessary. Despite the fact that workers are stationed in open factory settings where other workers use a variety of substances, they did not consider assembly line work a chemical risk. Sounds like exploitation to me https://ipen.org/news/samsung-workers-line%c2%a0unique-report-reveals-lives-vietnamese-women-workers-making-samsung-smart https://ipen.org/news/samsung-workers-line%c2%a0unique-repor... https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/03/14/your-cool-new-samsung-smartphone-brought-you-noise-pain-miscarriages-pham-digangi-column/397173002/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/03/14/your-cool-...