It's uncomfortable to think about, but the companies that serve us are largely reflections of what we value as a society. Right now people value low-cost and convenience. If consumers were willing to pay more for the same goods because a retailer treated employees well, retailers would follow suit.
Don't blame Amazon, they're just giving us exactly what we want, and I say that as someone who buys from Amazon, feels bad about it, but keeps buying because I just can't give up the low cost and convenience.
Instead of asking Amazon to do better, we should be asking ourselves why we are so unwilling to pay anything but the absolute lowest cost for something in spite of all the negative consequences for others.
Willing isn't equivalent to able. For tech workers, sure, they can afford expensive products. When you've got a household income of $44,097 (literally West Virginia's median household income), it stops being "willing" and becomes "able."
Don't blame consumers when the problem is companies and law itself.
Don't blame Amazon, they're just giving us exactly what we want, and I say that as someone who buys from Amazon, feels bad about it, but keeps buying because I just can't give up the low cost and convenience.
Instead of asking Amazon to do better, we should be asking ourselves why we are so unwilling to pay anything but the absolute lowest cost for something in spite of all the negative consequences for others.