Friday, March 20, 2020

The Cost of 'Cheap Labor'

Most of their answers had to do with demographics and aging, with Italy having a much larger proportion of senior citizens than other countries. None of them, however, made mention of the tens of thousands of Chinese laborers working in clothing plants in northern Italy, where their COVID-19 outbreak was first detected in February. [More]
So there is a price.  Just not one reflected on the tag or paid by the profiteers.

[Via Michael G]

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