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Restaurant in NYC offshores cashier job to Philippines so they can pay below minimum wage ($3/hr in Philippines) (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/aboringdystopia

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[–] [email protected] 76 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Good thing they build a wall so these mean immigrants are not stealing jobs.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

immigrants are not stealing jobs.

I know you are being cheeky.. But you are using their lingo. It is strategic as it skips the the perp ie the rent seeker looking to underpay for labour.

You know how fake teevee always got NYC migrant bussing story?

But we never hear about migrants being bussed into the heartland to work in meat packing or some other hard work.

Who is paying to bus them anyway?

Asking for a friend

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure

Oops! All Plantations now!

Guess it wasn't much of a land for the free. Unless people start pushing back, I gotta question if it's the home of the brave, either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Can't wait to hear how Trump says Philippines