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evo-STI-k wrote:i cannot say for ALL , but there are some of them that are subject to Absolutely disgusting living conditions.
some being forced to Sleep more than 10 to a 1 bedroom!
But MAny of them have NOT been paid for the past 2 months!
evo-STI-k wrote:i cannot say for ALL , but there are some of them that are subject to Absolutely disgusting living conditions.
some being forced to Sleep more than 10 to a 1 bedroom!
AND???????? like they have it better in china? u rather they sleep comfortable wit little or no money?
But MAny of them have NOT been paid for the past 2 months!
Rahtid wrote:evo-STI-k wrote:i cannot say for ALL , but there are some of them that are subject to Absolutely disgusting living conditions.
some being forced to Sleep more than 10 to a 1 bedroom!
AND???????? like they have it better in china? u rather they sleep comfortable wit little or no money?
But MAny of them have NOT been paid for the past 2 months!
its not their boss fault,,when last did hdc pay contractors?
Gladiator wrote:
Modern day slavery at large........ Good job Manning!!! We so proud.... we own some chinee slaves.
we own black slaves in Beetham and some indians ones dong Barrackpore/Penal side...but i dont hear you complaining about the squalor that OUR OWN ppl live in.....
Gladiator wrote:Gladiator wrote:
Modern day slavery at large........ Good job Manning!!! We so proud.... we own some chinee slaves.
we own black slaves in Beetham and some indians ones dong Barrackpore/Penal side...but i dont hear you complaining about the squalor that OUR OWN ppl live in.....
What construction site they working at? I dont think CEPEP counts cause their wages seem more than fair for the work output by the individuals...
All the cuban doctors and philipino pharmacists etc in the same monkey pants cause our govt pays their govt for their services... they are "owned" by their "masters" Govt and they are grossly underpaid. The majority of their income goes to the Govt who probably builds mansions with millions worth in drapery I guess...
pugboy wrote:slavery is not necessarily against a particular race,
in Africa today slavery still exists with the masters being black Africans themselves
many of these "chinese" workers, are being directly mistreated by their own supervisors/managers who happen to also be "chinese"
we tend to refer to people by race collectively, but I doubt they care any less as in their case its every man for himself
evo-STI-k wrote:$h@dy wrote:Chinese put we trini to shame yes! They unify to do something for whatever reason.
YUP- thats why trinidadians i always say have NO BACK BONE!
they never stand united for anything unless its carnival or football!
BANzai Rastafarai wrote:evo-STI-k wrote:i cannot say for ALL , but there are some of them that are subject to Absolutely disgusting living conditions.
some being forced to Sleep more than 10 to a 1 bedroom!
But MAny of them have NOT been paid for the past 2 months!
sounds like any normal day in the Beetham to me....
time to pull out dem bomb and brick and build a wall dem blow dem up eh?..
thelem wrote:uhmm..I dont understand something. It just doesnt make sense to me what noobie is trying to bring up as an issue.
soooooooooo...why are they still continuing to work??
thelem wrote:
I'm not an apparent "slavery activist" like you. Therefore your choice of words to express how my question was brought across was inappropriate and arrogant.
This isnt the 1st time i've seen u been so passionate on this matter. I think you should go and join them and represent them as a local representative.
The days where the labourers toiled hard for a pittance are in for a welcome change. Some of the legislations are intended to set the imbalance right. Read on to know more…
The odds have always been stacked against them. Ever since industrialisation became a force to reckon with, the working class has been at the receiving end of the ill treatment meted out to them by their employers. The fact that they were illiterate, unsure of themselves and disunited did nothing to improve their situation. They were systematically exploited and discriminated against by hordes of employers, for whom profits took precedence over everything else, including the health and welfare of a worker.
Workers were made to work for long hours under absolutely inhuman conditions. They were paid a pittance for the work they put in. All too often, a proportion of this pittance was taken away under one pretext or the other.
Workers could do nothing about this injustice. They had no right to discuss the terms and conditions of their employment. The constant influx of migrants, from rural to urban areas in search of employment, ensured that employers were always assured of cheap labour and a submissive working class. Anyone who refused to work under these conditions would lose his job to another worker grateful for the opportunity to earn a living.
The demand for consumer goods rose around the two World wars. Employers felt the need to go in for large-scale production in order to cope with the demand. It was at this time that workers realized that if they were to band together, they would be able to demand more equitable terms and conditions of employment. This realisation led to a demand for higher wages and better working conditions. When employers refused to heed these demands, strikes and lockouts became the commonplace.
Around this time, the government decided to impose some kind of order in this set-up. A number of laws were enacted in order to provide relief to workers and ensure the smooth working of the production process.
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