:35:03
The biggest benefit
of the remote labor system, though,
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is to the slave him or herself,
:35:07
because in Gabon there is no need
for the slave not to be free.
:35:11
This is primarily because
:35:13
there are no one-time
slave transport costs to recoup
:35:16
and so the potential losses
from fleeing
:35:18
are limited to the slave's
rudimentary training.
:35:21
Since the slave can be free,
:35:23
he or she suddenly becomes
a worker rather than a slave.
:35:26
Also terrific for morale
is that slaves-workers...
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have the luxury of remaining
in their native habitat
:35:32
and don't have to relocate to places
where they would be subject
:35:35
to such unpleasantries
as homesickness and racism.
:35:39
I think it's clear
from our little thought experiment
:35:42
that if the North and South
had simply let the market sort it out
:35:46
without protectionist tariffs,
:35:47
they would've quickly given up slavery
for something more efficient anyhow.
:35:51
By forcing the issue,
:35:53
the North not only committed a terrible
injustice against the freedom of the South,
:35:57
but also deprived slavery
:35:59
of its natural development
into remote labor.
:36:03
Had the leaders
of the 1860s United States
:36:05
understood what our leaders
understand today,
:36:08
the Civil War
would never have happened.
:36:11
In a world where the headquarters
of a company might be in New York,
:36:14
Hong Kong, or Espoo, Finland,
:36:16
and the workers are in Gabon,
Rangoon, or Estonia,
:36:20
how does a manager maintain
proper rapport with the workers,
:36:23
and how does he or she
ensure from a distance
:36:25
that workers perform their work
in an ethical fashion?
:36:29
I'm about to show you
an actual prototype
:36:32
of the WTO's solution to two major
management problems of today.
:36:36
Now, we all know that not even
the best workplace design
:36:39
can help even the most
astute manager keep track of workers.
:36:42
What you need is a solution that enables
complete rapport with workers...
:36:48
especially when they're
located far away.
:36:51
Mike, would you help me a moment?