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TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 12:53 PM Jan 2015

Africa Is The Next Cheap Labor Market In The Global Economy.

Africa is the new developing continent where corporations can take advantage of cheap labor. In many parts of Africa you are lucky to make $100 a year. So even 53 cent an hour looks like riches. As soon as Africa stabilizes enough you can be sure the multinationals will be down their in drove.

Then we will have looming fast track trade agreements with nations in Africa.

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Africa Is The Next Cheap Labor Market In The Global Economy. (Original Post) TheMastersNemesis Jan 2015 OP
No doubt! Populist_Prole Jan 2015 #1
yep. and that's what all bill gates' grantmaking over there is about. making the place safe for ND-Dem Jan 2015 #2

Populist_Prole

(5,364 posts)
1. No doubt!
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 02:01 PM
Jan 2015

I'm sure all the corporate sock puppets and other trade wonks will crow about how the impoverished are just itching to buy US exports....if only we relocate what's left of out industrial base off to them.

 

ND-Dem

(4,571 posts)
2. yep. and that's what all bill gates' grantmaking over there is about. making the place safe for
Fri Jan 23, 2015, 02:03 PM
Jan 2015

capital after actively raping it for centuries so as to make it dirt poor. and thus safe for capital and its dubious 'charity'.

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