RE: Walmart throws a bone
February 23, 2015 at 6:53 pm
(This post was last modified: February 23, 2015 at 6:53 pm by abaris.)
Walmart has to be the most shitty retail company out there. They tried to expand to Germany but failed miserably. Their usual treatment of workers is unacceptable in most European countries and people simply refused to buy their shit. They were burning money on that little expedition.
That said, there are other shitty companies that are able to survive under European conditions. Mc Donalds and Burger King for example. They have to abide by local standards. Food legislation as well as working conditions. The result is, you don't get a crappy meal for 98 cents, but you don't get cheap food substitutes either. Workers can scratch by. It's not as if they could live like kings and queens in Europe either, but outright exploitation is next to impossible given the laws of most countries.
That said, there are other shitty companies that are able to survive under European conditions. Mc Donalds and Burger King for example. They have to abide by local standards. Food legislation as well as working conditions. The result is, you don't get a crappy meal for 98 cents, but you don't get cheap food substitutes either. Workers can scratch by. It's not as if they could live like kings and queens in Europe either, but outright exploitation is next to impossible given the laws of most countries.