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> In that case, should we not count how badly Foxconn workers who manufacturer Apple’s phones have it? First, we do. There's been plenty of stories and Apple
by kbenson 7y ago
> In that case, should we not count how badly Foxconn workers who manufacturer Apple’s phones have it?
First, we do. There's been plenty of stories and Apple has gotten a lot of flak about Foxconn. Rightly so.
Second, I really have no idea why you're bringing outsourced companies into this. Amazon is actually employing massive amounts of people. According to a recent NYT article[1], "Amazon had 653,300 employees around the world at the end of June, not including temporary workers and contractors." What's the point of trying to inflate the number when Amazon is already one of the largest employers in the world?
- wp381640 7y agoWould you prefer Amazon outsource their warehouse operation staffing or hire them direct and pay them $15 an hour? Seems people would gripe either way
- kbenson 7y ago> Would you prefer Amazon outsource their warehouse operation staffing or hire them direct and pay them $15 an hour? Nothing I said had anything to do with that... I specifically started my comment with "Not to get into whether Amazon employees have it good or bad" to avoid that conversation, since I don't think I have enough facts to weigh in usefully. My comment was about statistics.