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And as though it's not heartbreaking enough already, they SMILE for the photos.  

There's not a hell hot enough for those who profit the most from such injustice.

Karen in Austin

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Mon Jun 23rd, 2008 at 10:53:09 PM EST
On the other hand, smile is the best they can do. They came there as if taking the best option. That's the engine of exploitation - taking away all other options.

The Hindu fate attitude surely "helps" in Bangladesh. Even if a worker gets killed, fellow workers are not horrified.

A direct way to counter no-choice scenarios (with knowingly paying late and running workers into debt, so they could not go back to harvest in home villages) is to offer alternative choices. But would profiteers allow government to do that easily?! What entrepreneurs would do their share of charity by offering better wages and conditions?
 

by das monde on Tue Jun 24th, 2008 at 08:22:25 PM EST
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