Who saw the England v Germany match? How poorly did England play? The England squad was one of the most highly paid team in the tournament.
With Capello earning £6 million a year and England stars like John Terry earning £135,000 a week you’d think they would have already won the World Cup!Do you think they deserve the amount of money being poured into them?
With all the newspapers and fans venting about how much they get paid and asking if they are worth it, it got me thinking about the other people involved with the world cup, the people working behind the scenes who also don’t deserve how much they are getting paid. The labourers who manufacture products bearing the World Cup logo for less than a decent wage. They also don’t deserve their salaries.
International Labour Rights Forum launched a report into how much workers in Pakistan manufacturing replica world cup footballs are being paid. The numbers are shocking ! A worker who would spend 2 hours stitching one ball is paid £2 for a full days work. Workers work long hours..... Nearly 18 hour shifts!
Employers take advantage of workers and threaten to fire them if they speak up. “The problem is that unemployment is so high the bosses know we have no choice and can pay us less” a worker told The Telegraph. Is this fair? Can a countries weakness be used against the workers like that? If so wouldn’t that make it exploitation?
John Terry’s salary should reflect England’s poor performance just as the labourer’s salary should reflect their hard work.
What do you think? Whose job is harder? Should anyone get £135,000 for kicking a ball?
Its not fair but it is the fault of parents who buy footballs, team kits etc. and when they are adults spend for being part of the outrageous pay for the players. Where does the money come from? From those who buy tickets, kits and subscriptions to football channels on tv.
ReplyDeleteHave you seen the parents( asians as well) taking pride in their kids support a certain team. Football in this time is a mugs game. So if our country(pakistan or india or bangladesh) is being treated like this is our own fault.