Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle

Indian child labor is three times the average local annual adult salary?! In that case...

Someone get Kathy Lee Gifford on the phone for me...I got two kiddies for her (cha-ching!)
 
CallaghanFilms said:
If I win something on ebay for a steal of a deal, should I feel guilty and pay more?
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Once again, your analogy doesn't apply to the situation. Buying an item on ebay from a faceless stranger doesn't have anything in common with hiring a human being to work for you, and with you. At least, I would hope not.

I think it is interesting how you used the phrase "for a steal", though; meaning "something acquired at a cost far below its real value".

Feeling guilty, is ultimately, up to you. If you want to feel like you got a steal of a deal from some kids who live in the poor slums, then I suppose you will.
 
you agree to a wage... you get that... end of story.

Everyone thinks people have some sort of extra "right"

No... they don't... sorry.
 
Brandon Rice said:
you agree to a wage... you get that... end of story.

Everyone thinks people have some sort of extra "right"

No... they don't... sorry.
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Firstly, one of the things that was agreed upon, according to the article, is that they were supposed to have trust funds for their education until they were 18. So this portion of the contract, again according to the article, has not been met.

Secondly, during the negotiation process, it is fairly obvious that the children would most likely not have the capacity to represent themselves fairly in the context of what other people were getting paid on this multimillion dollar film.

When you are paid pennies when are other are getting paid well, and you do not have the education or scope to understand how to fairly represent yourself, you are being exploited. Playing upon another's weakness, in any form, to gain advantage is the definition of exploitation. Sure, it's legal in the slums of India, but they should know better.

Also, cherrypicking quotes from the bible will not shed any light, except the light that you want to see. It will also probably close this thread before long...
 
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either case should the kids get more money yes they desrve it for their work. will they no. but were they compensated yes. fairly? perhaps not. but they could have not got any and the recognition they brought to the film and themselves and india i think is very good. Will the producers give them more money. who knows if they did awesome if they didnt i mean i cant really judge it. how much were they paid in general?
 
Rubina was paid £500 for a year’s work while Azharuddin received £1,700, according to the children's parents.

also:

But it has emerged that the children, who played Latika and Salim in the early scenes of the film, were paid less than many Indian domestic servants.
 
Brandon Rice said:
Yep...

Like the parable in the bible, when the groundskeeper went and hired people in the morning, they agreed to a wage, then he hired people in the afternoon and they agreed to the same wage... the people hired in the morning complained... but they had agreed to the wage...

Same principle here.
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I like the parables in the bilbe where they rape, pillage, and kill.

Those are always my favorites.

It's such a good book. :thumbsup:
 
I love all of this.

It's great we are having a dialogue .

Like I said, throw money at the third world if you like. It's your money.


But when it is all pissed away don't come back crying. Just stay in the third world!


The only thing that will change the third world is building opportunity and infrastructure.


The way the developed world can help would be technology transfers within reason as well as global trade.

But, you pay in local wages not in home office wages.


If you think that an American worker working for a British Company in America gets paid in pounds or their dollar equivalent you're mad.

Simply mad.


This is the same exact principle many times over.


I can't believe a single one of the belly achers would fly to India check into their hotel and go to the local restaurant and refuse to pay any less in US DOLLARS than they would here at home!

Not gonna happen and it is the exact same principle compounded!


If you are that type of person then please please please PM me and I will set you up with our family in Sri Lanka, the Philippines, etc. etc. etc.
 
Brandon Rice said:
Yep...

Like the parable in the bible, when the groundskeeper went and hired people in the morning, they agreed to a wage, then he hired people in the afternoon and they agreed to the same wage... the people hired in the morning complained... but they had agreed to the wage...

Same principle here.
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Brandon, Brandon. Seriously. What would Jesus do?
 
ESTEBEVERDE said:
If he were alive today?

He would have a teleevangelical show just like Ted Haggard. :thumbsup:
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Well he wouldn't be taking advantage of poor children in the slums of India. Of all the stories Brandon could pick from the Bible to get moral instruction from, he chooses that one!
 
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