No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Businesses that pay workers less than what they need to survive are not morally entitled to operate.
- In plain terms
- Companies must pay workers enough to live on to deserve to exist.
- What can you take from it?
- Ethical business requires paying living wages to sustain a workforce.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a business ethical?
- Do workers deserve more than minimum wage?
Another view
Some claim low wages help businesses compete globally.
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