While this has generally been beneficial for developing economies, local workers are still exposed to high degrees of exploitation.
‍Many companies in developed countries have outsourced their production or services to developing countries, seeking to cut costs through the creation of cheaper goods. While this has generally been beneficial for developing economies, local workers are still exposed to high degrees of exploitation. The International Labour Organization (ILO) – an agency under the United Nations –  has been working to set international standards to protect workers everywhere, but this is hard to enforce. In developing countries, companies have also been able to make increasingly exploitative demands of their workers as they are able to source cheaper labour elsewhere.