Thread: Return of a Working Class Hero
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Unread 27 Aug 2010, 16:17   #4
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Re: Return of a Working Class Hero
Yeah, it's quite a typical storyline.

We import Thai berry pickers and have them work as entrepreneurs so as to avoid having to pay them minimum wages. The company that brings them here pays for flights, accommodation, and equipment and charges the Thai berry boys accordingly. As they're registered as entrepreneurs, they earn what they sell, in essence, meaning that the company transporting them here purchases the berries and so so.

They earn about 40 euros per day, over a 16 to 18 hour day of work, which would technically be illegal, but it's not since they're entrepreneurs, thus there's no essential employer, coming down with a hourly pay of two and odd euros. Incidentally, one of them got stabbed to death in a forest but nobody really cares. What's left of them return home "rich" by their standards, so they're happy.

The western legal system concerning the "rights" of the working class (ie. employees in general) is a crumbling piece nevertheless due to global pressure on labour markets and the expenses the system inherently creates.



So how is your battle panning out?
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