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This is going to catch a lot of flak because it's a rather cynical observation. It's interesting that almost all the best countries for workers rights on the ma
by Aunche 6y ago
This is going to catch a lot of flak because it's a rather cynical observation. It's interesting that almost all the best countries for workers rights on the map have stagnant GDPs in the past decade outside of Uruguay and Ireland.
- ornornor 6y agoYet another hint we shouldn’t consider GDP to be the benchmark for economies.
- aaaxyz 6y agoThat would be an interesting observation if it was true but it's not (from 2013 to 2018 at least): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_real_GDP_growth_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_real_GDP_...
- koheripbal 6y agoWorker protections are most needed in countries that have high unemployment and low job mobility. The US (aside from covid) had one of the world's lowest unemployment rates (around 4%), with the highest salaries in the world. Workers in the US are exceedingly mobile, so things like job security protections are actually counter-productive.