Message-ID: <3383A320.59D4@squirrel.com.au> Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 12:36:32 +1100 From: resolve <mailto:resolve@squirrel.com.au> Subject: Re: Eastern perspective To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
Thanks for your input, Florin. It's important for those of us theorising in the west to hear from those experiencing inequities in the East first-hand.I was speaking to someone from India or Pakistan on IRC not long ago (I know there's a big difference between India and Pakistan to those who live in either country, but they both appear on #India and #Pakistan, and I had a number of discussions with various individuals - the Pakistanis mostly wanted to talk about cricket because I'd chosen the nick "Jemima", but that's another story...) and this individual in question, said he'd be very happy to have a foreign firm build a branch in his country, as he perceived that there would be great economic advantage in this.
> For instance, a foreign firm built a factory
> in Romania. their emplyees are payed about 2-3 times better than those in
> romanian firms, but also about 10 (ten) times less than workers in the country
> from were the firm came to Romania. The products of the firm are brought to
> market exclusively in western-european countries, Asia or the USA. It is true,
> the money people earn in this factory are contributing to the wellness of the
> romanian society, but if everything is done at the same quality level, why don't
> people get the same salary? This situation is the same for all foreign investors.
> Besides, referring to the local politic context, foreign firms or joint ventures
> have far more favourable financial legal conditions than romanian firms, so what
> do You see fair in this payment difference between romanian workers and foreign
> workers?