Why jobs are sent overseas.

[bankside]

Meeting third world regulatory requirements and labour conditions in first world markets is a stupid idea. It would actually be preferable to use trade barriers to prevent trade until other countries raise their environmental and worker-protection standards to meet European / North American / Aus/NZ standards. I don't mind competing on that even playing field.

 

[Kulindahr]

Meeting third world regulatory requirements and labour conditions in first world markets is a stupid idea. It would actually be preferable to use trade barriers to prevent trade until other countries raise their environmental and worker-protection standards to meet European / North American / Aus/NZ standards. I don't mind competing on that even playing field.

Another way to do it: build a few factories in some chosen towns, that will employ just about everyone in those towns. Have the factories operate on your E/NA/A/NZ standards, and pay wages that are twenty-five percent higher than anyone within a few hundred miles is making. Throw in another ten percent but not for the workers -- put it to improving the town.

You'd see wages in the area, and working standards, start to rise. Every time other wages rise, give your workers a raise to stay ahead of the game. Drag them along be example.


As for all those other factories, require inspections, and set a tariff based on the level of compliance with the E/NA/A/NZ standards. Since your factories were in compliance, they'd sell more because they wouldn't be paying the tariff. That would put pressure on the other factories to comply.