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Originally Posted by SMHarman
They are not paying peanuts in local terms though, these are hardly the Nike sweatshops of old.
I think this raises an interesting conundrum about how we fit into the worlds economy. We have accepted that most of our shoes, clothes etc are produced and assembled offshore as this reduces the labour costs of construction and the cost to the end user. I don't hear of anyone boycotting Next because the source their T Shirts from the Phillipines.
Most of those in the midlands that would have historically been sewing garments are now gainfully employed in other aspects of the economy.
Technology has moved on to enable us to outsource people skills, such as answering phones. This should in time mean that those who would have been doing these jobs can be put to better use in the UK economy.
Of course this is of no benefit to you if it's your job, but in the long run if this works it should benefit both India and the UK.
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but they are paying peanuts compared to what would be paid in this country arent they , accept your point about the clothing though , maybe we should all buy clothes made in this country , if there any still made here of course
