Comment by simianwords
18 days ago
so unless they give enough money, they should not be able to employ the people who need the employment?
You suggest that the state set minimum wage above what the lady already earns? She earns way more than minimum wage.
i am not necessarily agreeing with any of the opinions shared above. when someone jumps into a thread like i did this can easily be missed. so please forget all of that discussion, as it is not relevant to my argument. i am a different commenter.
what i am suggesting is that the only way to lead people out of poverty as a society is to heavily invest in education. paid for by taxing those that make all the profits. paid in such a way that sending children to school offsets the loss of income the family would have from letting the children work in the fields. (in some places in africa this works because the school is the only place where the kids get food.)
i am not suggesting that these jobs should go away. that's besides the point. i am not sharing any opinion about those jobs or the current situation.
what i am suggesting is that instead of arguing about the situation or complaining about those jobs, the best way to make life really better for these people is to improve their education.
the companies that provide these jobs could be contributing to that too by not only paying good salaries as they are but also directly investing into the building of schools, and making sending children to school a condition of employment.