Week 8 - Health and Labour Flashcards
What are the positives of
Global Trade?
Economic growth, employment opportunities, migration opportunities and skills development
What are the negatives of Global Trade?
can directly impact workers’ health and communities and has industrial impacts on climate
The benefits of resource extraction are mostly…
Inequitable as in the countries who benefit are disproportionate
Resource extraction can promote..
authoritarian views and undermine democracy
International trade can be problematic because of
resource privilege and it difficult to establish environmental and health regulations
Neoliberalism
Lowered costs for everyone without regard for the environment
What is Maitland’s main argument on workers and labour?
Classic Liberal Standard - Unacceptable for companies to pay workers above market wage, as it would raise labor costs
What is the opposing response to Maitland’s argument on workers?
Low wages are unethical and workers are made worse off
What is Arnold & Bowie’s main argument on workers?
Deontology perspective - All persons have duty to further others basic capacities -Multinational Corporations/Employers have duty to meet their workers basic needs
What is the opposing response to Arnold & Bowie’s argument?
Living wage could stunt social development ~ Increase labor costs = lower levels of employment
What is Zwolinski’s main argument on labour?
Under the circumstances where choices are limited, taking away those choices is immoral
What is the opposing response to Zwolinski’s argument?
Why accuse these multinational corporations of not doing enough when they’re doing at least something to help the poor
