Chapter 16 Equality of human rights, the general trend
Tom pointed to the glass tube of fake cigarette in his hand.
"However, times have changed. With the development of industrialization, human productivity has been greatly improved, and the proportion of workers required to meet basic human needs has become smaller and smaller in the total population."
"A thousand years ago, it was possible that almost all human beings were required to participate in basic production to satisfy human survival. Now in the 19th century, agricultural standards have improved significantly, and many people can be separated from agricultural production with heavy physical labor."
"The excess population no longer needs to engage in heavy physical labor and can be engaged in non-heavy physical labor."
"Women are not without advantages in non-heavy labor industries, such as waiter work. It has been proven that women have advantages since thousands of years ago."
"Of course, this kind of escort industry is still dependent on men and the patriarchal society."
"But it gave me an inspiration. I, we, we can let women try to participate in the production of some industries that are not so physically demanding, so that women can truly be equal to men and compete for jobs."
"I will not donate a cent to you for free, because that is an insult to the women's liberation movement."
"I will not openly support women's rights in any meeting, which symbolizes men giving away their rights to women and disrespecting the women's liberation movement."
"I will give women equal opportunities to work, so that women can truly have their own income and earn income independently without men."
"And unlike the gay Yang who discriminates against women by unequal pay for equal work, I will truly give women the opportunity to get equal pay as men for equal work!"
"For example, our company will launch a comprehensive recruitment plan recently."
Tom found several documents from a stack of folders, which detailed Tom's recruitment plan for the Smith Factory area.
Tom asked Rocky to distribute it to the human rights fighters present, and the human rights fighters began to circulate these documents to each other.
After everyone had finished watching, Tom stood up again and put his hands on the desk.
"What black people lack is a ridiculous dispensable law? No, they need a stable income! They need an economic foundation! The same goes for women."
"Black people without income, even though they were nominally free after the Civil War, were still tied to the farms by the farmers."
"Because if they don't grow cotton, they won't have a living job!"
"The same goes for women. After giving them rights, can they keep their rights if they have no income?"
"In 1843, a German said: The economic base determines the superstructure. I believe that when women truly have their own income, all activities they carry out will be much smoother than now."
"Why did the French Revolution succeed? Why did the United States become independent? Why did Texas break away from Mexico and join the United States?"
"It's all because the initiators of these movements have an absolute economic foundation!"
"Let women also fight for their rights!"
"Equality of human rights is the general trend!"
Tom raised his hands in front of his chest and clenched his fists tightly. The women who were doing this couldn't help but applaud Tom and applauded this advanced and great advanced idea.
An irresistible proposal, Tom would always make such a proposal to the other party. It was by relying on this method that Tom succeeded in becoming the richest man in the world in his previous life, and it was also the foundation for him to quickly establish himself in New York in this life.
Of course, there is also a little help from trinitrotoluene (tnt), hundreds of rifles, and dozens of German veterans.
Tom also made a proposal to the human rights fighters that they simply could not refuse.
Compared with those "patriarchal tycoons" who donated thousands or hundreds of dollars but discriminated against women in their hearts, Tom truly gave these women hope, the hope of equality between men and women.
From employees in non-heavy physical positions in the most common chemical plants at the grassroots level, to factory workshop team leaders, managers, and even general managers. The document contains detailed rules and regulations and career promotion plans, covering almost all employees of Smith Factory
All light and non-manual work in the area.
All occupations in Tom's new factory in Texas are open to women, and women with no cultural foundation can also do light manual work on the bottom floor of the chemical plant.
"The initial plan is that starting from my first factory, I will hire women and give them the same salary as male employees."
"Of course, I will not only hire women. I will recruit both blacks and women. I will not treat blacks or women differently."
"This is the limit of what I can do. After all, not all positions in our company are light physical work."
"I believe you also know that even if you get equal pay for equal work in heavy manual labor, women still have a natural disadvantage."
"I believe you can do this well."
"Smith Company will always support you in Texas."
"I will always have your back."
Compared with the younger human rights fighters, the three middle-aged women understand better what these represent and what impact it will have on today's society once women enter the workplace in large numbers and compete fairly with men.
"Mr. Smith, I really didn't expect that you would have such a profound knowledge and understanding of the cause of women's liberation."
"We only intended for you to donate money and support the cause of women's liberation in public at the beginning, but we didn't expect you... you are so great and wise."
"It's too much praise. I'm not worthy of the word "great" used by you three great human rights fighters to describe me. I just hope that men and women can be truly equal and can love each other freely. In the current world, for
Women’s oppression is too serious.”
"You are really... We have struggled in this cause all our lives. This is the first time we have seen such a great man like you. It's a pity that you are only sixteen years old. If you had been born a few decades earlier, I believe there would have been a female president in the United States.
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"Hahaha, you really know how to joke."
"No, I didn't think I was joking."
After having lunch with the human rights pioneers, we discussed some details about how employees from the north would come to work in the south.
Tom also specially took the human rights fighters to the Smith Factory area, which has been basically completed.
There is a special dormitory for female staff, which surprised countless human rights fighters. Some emotional human rights fighters even shed tears at the opposing female dormitory.
Women in this era are so miserable. When these human rights fighters see independent women's dormitories, they will marvel at Tom Smith's enlightenment and advancement.
In all European and Yankee factory areas, without exception, there are only male work sheds, and then his wife and children will follow him into the factory to work, and the living area is also a work shed where the whole family lives.
In some cases, several families may even be crowded into a work shed, leaving no privacy for women.
In fact, for the working people at the grassroots level, this has no impact. It is better to give them a few more breads every day.
But it's different for these pampered little canaries.
Having received systematic and complete higher education, they value "privacy" the most.
After the human rights fighters saw that Tom did have plans and determination to recruit female employees, these human rights fighters did not choose to stay overnight. They took a ship that night and rushed to Washington overnight.
After many human rights fighters left, Tom couldn't help but laugh wildly in the office.