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The decision (taken before millennials were born) to offshore as much work as possible was taken to undercut the wages and conditions of UK (and more generally,
by hkt 5y ago
The decision (taken before millennials were born) to offshore as much work as possible was taken to undercut the wages and conditions of UK (and more generally, western) workers. The quarrel shouldn't be with China though - our politicians chose this because it made the wealthy wealthier.
- kazen44 5y agoalso, the removal of manufacturing capability has enourmous Geo political consequences. the chip shortage shows the pain points. as did the incident with the evergreen ship and covid-19 as a whole. outsourcing seems to also be partially motivated by undercutting the workers and focus on short term profits.