With minimal research on the topic, the labor situation in these cases isn’t far removed from slavery for these workers, specifically outside the US. Especially look into the situation for the migrant construction workers from Pakistan (which I mentioned in another comment) in the UAE as one example. The work conditions can easily get them killed or permanently injured, they sleep in mud floor huts with no running water, and they can be killed if they try to “escape” without much in legal repercussions if at all (and it does happen!). The only thing stopping it from being the historical definition of slavery is that they signed away their rights to be able to send money back to their families. I don’t know about you, but I don’t feel “signing under duress”, especially that kind of duress, is “doing it of your own free will and accord”.
If one think that’s “better off” as OP stated, then I guess we will have to agree to disagree.
It is not helpful to scatter snarly phrases like "if you did your research". Also here you have created a straw man argument by introducing ideas that are tenuously resulted and then criticising the parent as though they had taken a position on them. Please engage in the conversation in good faith.
> Please engage in the conversation in good faith.
Agree, thus toned down my reply a bit. After comments like “recalibrate your Bernie Sanders radar” (I’m a registered Republican if that matters, but haven’t voted along party lines in years) and being accused of being lazy and attacking someone (which I certainly didn’t), my tone might’ve caught a bit of unintended edge.
I do find it interesting that all three comments in reply to me added zero to engaging the conversation, yet you replied to me. I guess I’ll take it as a compliment that you saw merit in what I said if only it had a been a bit less on edge.
If one think that’s “better off” as OP stated, then I guess we will have to agree to disagree.