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A UN poverty expert called on the CEOs of Amazon, DoorDash and Walmart on Tuesday to address allegations that wages at the US-based corporations are trapping workers in poverty, forcing them to rely on US Government benefits to survive.

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[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 78 points 7 months ago

I don't understand why a wage is legal if it traps people into poverty? Shouldn't minimum wage be brought up across the board? I expect if they are doing it, thousands of other businesses are doing it as well.

We literally have a minimum wage for a reason, why are we expecting corporations to self regulate instead?

[-] GutsBerserk@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago

With correct amount spent in lobbying you can kill people and their children, broadcast it live and still win Nobel peace prize. This (trapping people in poverty) is nothing.

[-] Gabadabs@kbin.social 26 points 7 months ago

The simple answer is lobbying. Bribery is legal here, our politicians are all bought and paid for by these very companies. Laws are not usually put into place for any reason other than making them more money.

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