Jim wrote:
>
> I think this is a classical case of 'differentiation
> on a dis-continuous function' and one can therefore
> interpret what small slice of the 'problem' they
> see on the news in any context they wish.
>
> The wage these people earn as well as the conditions
> under which they earn that wage MUST be considered
> in historical relationship to the period *prior* to
> their present condition and employment -
>
> - and examining these conditions usually reveals that
> conditions were MUCH MUCH worse than those under which
> they now *choose* to live under now.


Well said! Paying someone a wage they are happy to
work for is not immoral or oppressive. The real
problem is the poverty in those countries. Paying
the workers more than they got before for a better
job than they were doing before is only improving
their lives. If these bleeding hearts really want
to improve conditions for workers in third world
countries they must deal with the poverty in general,
and one way would be to establish their own businesses
in said country and pay higher wages. The workers
would gravitate towards the higher paying jobs and
the country would evolve as they all do... So in
effect, starting their own "exploitation sweat shop"
there is possibly the most effective way of curing
the problem... ;o)
-Roman

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