So you are saying, Apple, wants to build a plant in India, create jobs, pay taxes and have some benefit to a country that could use the infusion and you are labeling them "the oppressor"? And furthermore you believe this is a social cause?
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Apple is doing all these so that they get tax break and business inside the country otherwise they have to fork out tarrif...
In this particular instance since Apple is probably insourcing to meet its domestic needs, it can't be termed as oppresson but I was talking about cheap outsourcing.
The countries left where there are no employment rights, employee welfare protection, employee pension provision (ripe for exploitation and cheap labour) are dwindling.
why not, what’s so ridiculous about that? What makes someone living in the US more entitled to higher pay for doing the same work?
So should there also be pay equality between Podunk, Ia and SF, CA. How far to take this?
We found the career employee that's never run a busniness.
I want to earn as much a Jeff Bezos. Its only fair.
haha...oh how you're so wrong, I ran a multi-national business for 20 years, and run my own business now..maybe when you have left school you might amount to a career employee.
oh, and for the record, most people would like to earn as much as Jeff Bezos, but most are content to earn something fare and similar to their peers for doing the same amount of work and putting the same amount of effort in.
Why not answer the question rather than making silly comments?
What's being underscored is pay parity across geographic and/or international borders. Something of a pipe dream, for the most part.
So are you saying Indian workers are quick to react to a problem with rioting? Or is this reaction actually due to continued failure of management to address and correct the issues? Are Indian bosses more likely to ignore issues than Vietnamese or Indonesians? Or perhaps Vietnamese and Indonesians are suppressed with more sinister threats? I don't know, I'm just asking the questions.
You’re probably right, but if you supposedly aspire that all employers (and your suppliers, wherever they are) are to provide reasonable, competitive welfare, work conditions, support and pay etc, like Apple claim they do, then ultimately this should be the culmination. After all, Apple say they only use these countries because there simply isn’t enough skilled Labour in the US (or in the west in general) to do the work. That they also pay a pittance is just unfortunate outcome of that problem.
I already said it, Indians are more vocal. This is not necessarily a negative like you are implying. It's just what it is. We don't know the real reason behind this particular event so I won't comment further.
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So you're saying that instead of calling domestic household staff 'servants' you might as well refer to them as 'outsourced vendors'. It's a bit of a stretch. You are against 'oppressors' but are fine with the term 'servant'. Sounds like cognitive dissonance to me.
I neither supported or opposed the term. Yes, the term servant may look out of sync with today's situation. We now a days calling them as maids. One of my household even started giving pension and stopped her from working and do it themselves as she is worked for decades .
Good for you. Perhaps you should read what you are responding to more carefully next time and respond appropriately instead of tangentially.