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Article

15 Sep 2011

Author:
Radio Netherlands Worldwide

Is doing business in North Korea ethical?

Outsourcing work to upcoming economies like China and India is not as cheap as it used to be. So sending work to North Korea, where labour costs are extremely low, could provide a solution. But is it ethical to do business with a dictatorship which ignores human rights?...Rotterdam consultant Paul Tjia...thinks North Koreans benefit from foreign business: “The more contact the country has with the outside world, also in economic terms, the better it is for the people...”...Human Rights organisation Amnesty International says it is not ethical to do business with a government which regularly violates human rights. Spokesperson Nicole Sprokel: “People often think, if we just improve employment and arrange exchanges, human rights and political rights will follow suit. We don’t believe that automatically happens. It is not something that comes about as a consequence of economic development.” [refers to Samsung]