http://lapoguenio.com/2008/10/15/modern-day-slavery/ Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://lapoguenio.com/2008/10/15/modern-day-slavery/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Lani Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:31:19 +0000 http://lapoguenio.com/?p=42#comment-25 If goods were to reflect the true value of the labor that went into their production, we would be paying very high prices for the things that we consume/use. Chinese goods are cheap because of cheap labor. But then, that's the main attraction in labor-cheap, third world countries for multinational investors. Thus, we, as consumers (for patronizing products made in sweatshops), our governments (for legislating low wages and restricting trade unionism) and business (for exploiting cheap labor), are all to blame for the perpetuation of sweatshops that are the epitome of modern-day slavery. If goods were to reflect the true value of the labor that went into their production, we would be paying very high prices for the things that we consume/use. Chinese goods are cheap because of cheap labor. But then, that’s the main attraction in labor-cheap, third world countries for multinational investors. Thus, we, as consumers (for patronizing products made in sweatshops), our governments (for legislating low wages and restricting trade unionism) and business (for exploiting cheap labor), are all to blame for the perpetuation of sweatshops that are the epitome of modern-day slavery.

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