Nowadays, internet has greatly changed people's life style. It has provided great opportunities for us and made life so convinient. Today the BBC article Internet opens doors for developing world workers(Fiona Graham) caught my eyes. I am wondering what's the difference internet made between developed countries and developing countries.
The article started with the dilemma of an India mother, who has to compromise her previous good job with her family. Later she found the website Freelancer.com and started to get some projects to work at home. In that way, she can not only take good care of her 18-month-old baby but also make some money to contribute to the family. A young man in Kenya has been freelancing for about a year by writing articles for his clients, which has given him freedom and also opportunity to start his own small business in the future. A father in Philippines with five childrens to raise doesn't want to go abroad to make more money because he can't bear the thought of leaving his children and family behind. "Freelancing has allowed him to remain at home with his children, and still provide for the family". Controversy arises since some people think that the freelancer in developping countries are "significantly cheaper than their first world counterparts" and they are actually interupting the developped countries's labour market.
I don't think that internet is interrupting labour market in developped countries. I think everyone has the equal right to compete for a job. Healthy competition actually is good for the labor market. Internet has contributed longer to the developed countries than to developping countries. This late opportunties to people in great need should not be counted as an threat to the labour market in developped countries.
References
Fiona, G.(2011, August 18). Internet opens doors for developing world workers. BBC News, Retrieved August 18, 2011 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14579720
Friday 19 August 2011
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I agree with June that it can't say that internet is interrupting labour market in developped countries. I think investors always find the way to reduce their production cost, and then developing countries are better choices for lower labour costs by internet working. In this stage, it is compromising that investors down the costs meanwhile labours in developing countries have been contributed opportunities for working.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, Dew. I think your idea is very good. It gives strong support to my main idea.
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