cyuM to unionsEnglish · 10 months agoUK seasonal workers wildcat strike over abuses of immigrant workersfreedomnews.org.ukexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareThrowaway@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·10 months agoWell thats the point of immigrants, cheap abusable labor.
minus-squareSirStumps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoAs my dad explained why he immigrated “We just did the stuff no one else wanted to”. It was worth it to send money back to his family in Mexico. He also knew it wasn’t forever.
minus-squareThrowaway@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoWilling to do it for the wages offered.
minus-squareSirStumps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoConsidering he made more here even at lower wages it was worth it. It was still higher wages than where he was from.
minus-squareThrowaway@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoThats still being taken advantage of.
minus-squareSirStumps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoUnfortunately the issue is they are treated worse or they have no opportunities for employment.
minus-squareThrowaway@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·10 months agoExactly! All so some companies can save a buck.
minus-squareSirStumps@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI’m sorry I meant in their home country but you are right too. However, the opportunity is what they are looking for, not the best outcome.
Well thats the point of immigrants, cheap abusable labor.
As my dad explained why he immigrated “We just did the stuff no one else wanted to”. It was worth it to send money back to his family in Mexico. He also knew it wasn’t forever.
Willing to do it for the wages offered.
Considering he made more here even at lower wages it was worth it. It was still higher wages than where he was from.
Thats still being taken advantage of.
Unfortunately the issue is they are treated worse or they have no opportunities for employment.
Exactly! All so some companies can save a buck.
I’m sorry I meant in their home country but you are right too. However, the opportunity is what they are looking for, not the best outcome.