This isn't necessarily what the commenter was talking about but wage theft is estimated to be at about $50bil per year which is more than all other forms of property crime combined and it is rarely punished even when reported.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/15/wage-theft-us-workers-employees
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The idea is all those profits should be fairly distributed among the workers rather than being taken by the capital that owns the company.
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
I absolutely agree, but it looks like the folks who work at Microsoft get compensated way better than the average worker: www.cordantwealth.com/…/microsoft-compensation/