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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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[–] RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world 80 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Too poor to have the time to educate themselves, look for other jobs, or move. Not much has changed with Walmart, infamously they have been making the taxpayers prop up their employees’ low wages and benefits for decades.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 50 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And Walmart actually benefits double because of it. Because said employees spend thier checks and food stamps right back into the company.

[–] RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world 37 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Back to Company Towns and Company Stores.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But this time it’s government subsidized, so you and I pay for it!

[–] RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

We’re subsidizing corporate profits, to be clear. But yes.