• surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    All of those chip factories Congress is funding building in the US? Congress is also trying to pass legislation to import underpaid Taiwanese labor for them. I expect the conditions won’t be better.

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      2 days ago

      prolly worthy of a whole 'nather post rather than derailing this one that isn’t about the US nor Taiwan.

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        My point is, it’s a trend we’re seeing in exploitation of factory workers where countries are trying to bring back manufacturing from China. A lot of the domestic manufacturing in Brazil is due to the high import tariffs, which is gaining popularity here in the states, so I expect we’ll see an increase of this kinda exploitation.

        But yeah, you’re probably right.

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      Ah, I’ve asked my late dad’s friend recently how did it happen that my dad left Samsung (he didn’t tell me), and it was generally the same story about the famed Asian work ethic. Hardly compatible with correctness, having dignity and not being a snitch.