Not me. For these people it represents a step up from the alternatives. And if you somehow force China to meet western labor standards, you're not going to make them better off. The jobs will move to Burma, or Indonesia, or Vietnam, or Guatemala. Then the Chinese factory workers whose condition so disgusts you will lose their 12 hour a day factory jobs and return to working sixteen hour days on the farm.
Keep in mind that it is an American company that these workers are manufacturing products for.
Should we as Americans feel good about ourselves for giving work to overseas workers that is better than their baseline, but still represents shit work that we ourselves would never do?
>Keep in mind that it is an American company that these workers are manufacturing products for.
Keep in mind that the work is not taking place in Cupertino, but rather in places like Longhua. Also keep in mind Apple is a multinational corporation, and that Apple products are sold in places other than the US, and that Apple's international competitors don't pay US wages to manufacture their products.
>Should we as Americans feel good about ourselves for giving work to overseas workers that is better than their baseline, but still represents shit work that we ourselves would never do?
Yes, as a matter of fact. Because this is the way poor people become not-poor people. Economic growth is the basis for improved living standards.
It's not intrinsically shit work. I have worked in industrial factories. They can be good jobs. Obviously they can be crap jobs as well. All depends on what sort of society you want your children to live in.
Not me. For these people it represents a step up from the alternatives. And if you somehow force China to meet western labor standards, you're not going to make them better off. The jobs will move to Burma, or Indonesia, or Vietnam, or Guatemala. Then the Chinese factory workers whose condition so disgusts you will lose their 12 hour a day factory jobs and return to working sixteen hour days on the farm.