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Originally Posted by microbet
I like bringing it back to something that can be written as policy. Yeah, I would not set an international wage or something, but if I had the power to set US policy I would use some carrots and sticks to require those kinds of labor standards in items we allow for import.* Or to be more of an Anarchist, I would boycott companies that have bad labor practices.
*In practical terms this might be something like certifying that the country has reasonable labor protection laws and enforcement rather than trying to certify individual companies or products, perhaps combined with a black list of known offenders.
I would like to see as requiring companies to have a clear legally binding policy regarding their out of country supply chain as part of any product they sell. That enable the social pressure on those who have the worst policies alongside prosecuting those who are negligent. I've suggested this before as part of a default contract system whereby companies can default to some government set standard if they dont have an explicit policy.
Countries that reach certain standards can be considered as not being out of country.
