Here's an excerpt:
"Laborers in Swedwood plants in Sweden produce bookcases and tables similar to those manufactured in Danville. The big difference is that the Europeans enjoy a minimum wage of about $19 an hour and a government-mandated five weeks of paid vacation. Full-time employees in Danville start at $8 an hour with 12 vacation days — eight of them on dates determined by the company."
I admit I like Ikea on a visceral level and I've enjoyed a lot of their products. But
as much as I hate it when I hear how 'American' companies who let foreign workers be treated like garbage, Gap, for example, I hate it even more when companies who trade on good reputations treat American employees worse than those in their homelands.
Just because the state of Virginia doesn't care about workers doesn't mean you get to follow suit.
Ikea, you are about to tarnish your brand, which up to now has been just as good looking - and a lot sturdier - than your furniture and glassware.
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