• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    13 hours ago

    An SUV for that price… In sure Chinese sweatshop factory workers are paid fairly and work in safe conditions and get regular breaks, vacations, aock leave, etc… Right?

    Because if not, you’d be buying products from slavery yet somehow I don’t see that argument very much

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Auto factories are well known for providing above average working conditions and career paths for their workers in China (high skill, robots). This is one product you would want to buy to support worker rights in China which notoriously have almost no rights or representstion.

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      11 hours ago

      So, instead of Chinese robot slavery, buy from American or Mexican human slavery?

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      13 hours ago

      Not denying sweatshops over there, but it’s highly likely these are mostly built by robots in empty buildings.

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        8 hours ago

        Yeah. Watched a factory tour and assembly for sany equipment. Excavators and such. There’s people involved. But the facilities are clean automated and far from sweat shop looking. They make damn good equipment. I used to think it’s junk. Then I had to fix a couple. Impressive stuff from those guys.