Do these workers want you to campaign for them? They may loose
their jobs, and now they at least earn something and have a job!
It is very important for the CCC that it is the workers' own choice
to start a campaign. We only begin campaigning on their instigation
and request. Insecurity of employment is already one of the big
problems workers have to face, with or without international attention.
The jobs they have are better than many alternatives, that is why
so many depend on them - but the fact that people are desperate
isn't an excuse to exploit them. If the best the industry can offer
is a slight improvement over absolute poverty then it is failing
in its duties to its employees. Workers aren't getting their fair
share of the benefits they are creating for the big companies.
We welcome the fact that millions of people are earning a wage.
However, this alone is not enough to lift them from poverty if
employers can hire and fire at will; deny union rights; pay low
wages that drive people to work inhumane hours just to survive;
avoid paying sick leave and avoid observing maternity rights.
For many workers, these jobs bring hidden yet devastating costs,
such as poor health, exhaustion and broken families, all of which
are unacceptable and avoidable. Everyone wants a quality job that
pays enough to be able to live from.
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