Originally Posted by
Soju
Yes, you're absolutely right about that. For some tasks, cheap but low-productive or low-quality labor may end up being more expensive than high-cost high-quality labor. If you can supervise the work, many times you can get what you want, but unsupervised work often ends up not being as much of a bargain as you anticipated.
You know its funny. A while ago I heard former Thai prime Minister Mr. Thaksin saying that "thai labour is not as cheap as China, but we have "skilled" labout." And to some extent, I do agree with him. But again, youre right. The only way that cheap labour can be put to good use is if they are under the watchful eye of someone who knows what they're doing.