In the grand scheme, having remote workers not handled by a proxy company is also extremely rare. And even in that setup, we all remember Nike and many other a

In the grand scheme, having remote workers not handled by a proxy company is also extremely rare. And even in that setup, we all remember Nike and many other apparel makers stuck with the "child worker in a factory" image basically forever. Or Apple being questionned about FoxConn's working conditions, or the environmental impact. When it comes to PR, pushing the responsibility to the foreign contractor doesn't looks like a good working strategy IMHO.