HereOnThePrimalEdge - The factory employs 1600 workers total, 1355 are from the nation of Samoa which is a separate political entity from American Samoa. They note other workers are from Niue, Tokelau, and Tonga. So… almost none from American Samoa.
Wait - so they're using immigrant labor to strip mine U.S. natural resources to make a small number of people at a foreign company even richer, all while draping themselves in the stars and stripes for the local yokels? Can't decide if that's the least or most American thing I've heard recently.
MM - The sanctuaries are there to protect the fishing industry's long term viability.
Who has got time for long term thinking - quarterly profit numbers are due and stocks (of fish) are tanking! The extractive mindset of the industry reps at the signing with their "Fish, baby, fish" quips - I guess when the fish are depleted, they can move onto mining the seabed. Hopefully Ellie can pivot to selling manganese nodules on the side of Makuu.
Wait - so they're using immigrant labor to strip mine U.S. natural resources to make a small number of people at a foreign company even richer, all while draping themselves in the stars and stripes for the local yokels? Can't decide if that's the least or most American thing I've heard recently.
MM - The sanctuaries are there to protect the fishing industry's long term viability.
Who has got time for long term thinking - quarterly profit numbers are due and stocks (of fish) are tanking! The extractive mindset of the industry reps at the signing with their "Fish, baby, fish" quips - I guess when the fish are depleted, they can move onto mining the seabed. Hopefully Ellie can pivot to selling manganese nodules on the side of Makuu.