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Subaru labour conditions
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They should just move the factory to China where they can pay the workers even less and treat them even worse.
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So, neither Subaru nor Fuji Heavy Industries employs these people, but rather some of their suppliers.
Not condoning what's happening here, or saying that Subaru is without blame (or the opposite for that matter), but I don't get this kind of journalism. Why aren't they naming the guilty companies, rather than the large well-known company they sell their goods to? I know they named one of them in the article, but most people only read headlines plus a paragraph or two. This reminds me of all the hate against Nike in the 90's: Nike pays laborers only 9 bucks a day (don't remember the exact figures)! Nevermind that Nike was paying twice what local companies pay... Information without context is pretty worthless. Having said that, Subaru should probably be more selective in who supplies them. And these suppliers should be the ones crucified in the headlines, not Subaru. Edit - sounds like most of the suppliers are doing shady things. Could be rock and hard place for Subaru, Toyota, Nissan, and Honda, who apparently all use the same suppliers. |
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Contracting out doesn't really absolve you of blame. They chose the cheapest supplier often knowing full well that they're achieving those price points by hiring less than ideal labour at low wages. This isn't unusual, but just because they're contracted out, that doesn't mean Subaru isn't failing to behave more ethically. In this context, they're being brought in and paid much less than a Japanese worker would. I think it would be less of an issue if they were paid the same wages in the Philippines or mainland China (where cost of living is also far more reasonable). Last edited by iJeff; 07-30-2015 at 09:58 PM. |
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Its a bit of chicken and egg - If Subaru/Nissan/Toyota/Honda/Whatever weren't looking for the cheapest solution, would these places exist? I don't like the response from ANY of the car manufacturers they talked to. They all passed the buck, with the exception of Honda, who didn't even respond. They should really take a little more responsibility. Having said that, we can't just say "they KNEW this was going on" without some sort of evidence to the contrary. Right now, we're talking about guilt by association. If I sell my car to someone, and a month later he kills somebody in a drunk driving accident, am I guilty too? Personally, I think they likely knew it was going on, but we just don't know that. Obviously, they do know now. |
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The big picture missing in the context of this picture is Japan's rapidly aging demographics and shrinking labor force. This has been a known issue for the last 20 years, hence the need for foreign workers to start filling in gaps.
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I'd say to move the factories to America, but I'm not sure if that'll work either. |
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I'm not sure anyone is voicing concern about foreign workers so much as their pay and treatment. I'd be curious to see how widespread the issue is across the industry.
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If one were to look hard enough into the Japanese economy, you'll find more companies that do the same thing... except most of those other companies have their parts sourced from places with already subpar labor conditions like China and other parts of SE Asia. -alex |
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The article mentions Subaru countless times but, it seems like a widespread problem pertaining to the entire Japanese industrial machine.
The labor brokers have these workers bent over, and they know it. Sad.
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