I would prefer to stay in the Yucatan rather than Juarez or Tamalipas any day.
Fine Lemmy. But why do you think the Mexicans living in those regions think differently and are flooding into the maquiladora regions? If the reason is that they are being deceived as to the nature of the work, the pay, and the living conditions, then I agree that more should be done to educate them about the true conditions in those regions and to punish those spreading the misinformation.
But if the reason is that they think the higher pay is worth the change in living conditions, then I'm not sure who you are to take that choice away from them by closing those factories (which I assume you're calling for although perhaps I'm wrong).
Where does Keynes reject "comparitive advantage"? In fact, where does any serious economist reject the idea?
Your argument makes no sense Lemmy (or at least is incomplete). So the people can't move. That doesn't explain why they are choosing to work at the Nike factory, if they would be better off working elsewhere?
Why do you think they aren't they choosing to work elsewhere? And if the Nike factory closed tomorrow, explain the steps that would happen to make those workers better off.
Most of the anti-Nike rants are coming from people with no real idea of how economics works and can be dismissed out of hand as the work
But stomv makes an economically sound argument. If workers think they are signing up for one deal, but the reality is quite another (and Nike is threatening to withhold wages for work already done to prevent them from quitting), then they can legitimately be accused of exploiting their workers.
But is that what is happening? Frankly, I don't know and would be interested in seeing evidence which demonstrates that fact. Because right now I doubt it. My guess is that many of the new employees at these factories heard about the job from people who already work there. And while I'm sure the people who told them about it wish their jobs and pay were better, they are obviously saying enough good things to get other people to join them.
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Fine Lemmy. But why do you think the Mexicans living in those regions think differently and are flooding into the maquiladora regions? If the reason is that they are being deceived as to the nature of the work, the pay, and the living conditions, then I agree that more should be done to educate them about the true conditions in those regions and to punish those spreading the misinformation.
But if the reason is that they think the higher pay is worth the change in living conditions, then I'm not sure who you are to take that choice away from them by closing those factories (which I assume you're calling for although perhaps I'm wrong).
Where does Keynes reject "comparitive advantage"? In fact, where does any serious economist reject the idea? Your argument makes no sense Lemmy (or at least is incomplete). So the people can't move. That doesn't explain why they are choosing to work at the Nike factory, if they would be better off working elsewhere? Why do you think they aren't they choosing to work elsewhere? And if the Nike factory closed tomorrow, explain the steps that would happen to make those workers better off.
But stomv makes an economically sound argument. If workers think they are signing up for one deal, but the reality is quite another (and Nike is threatening to withhold wages for work already done to prevent them from quitting), then they can legitimately be accused of exploiting their workers.
But is that what is happening? Frankly, I don't know and would be interested in seeing evidence which demonstrates that fact. Because right now I doubt it. My guess is that many of the new employees at these factories heard about the job from people who already work there. And while I'm sure the people who told them about it wish their jobs and pay were better, they are obviously saying enough good things to get other people to join them.