Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-26397825-20171028154114/@comment-4010415-20171028174151

Gundam Legilis wrote: Am I the only one who actually wants to see the Faunus singled out and treated like garbage specifically for their traits working in the mines? Because as much as I'd hate to say it, but I think Ilia's word is simply not enough, and that RT needs to take the extra step to show the proof.

There is a possibility that given Jacques' tendency to seek as much profit as possible by attempted monopolization of markets and by cutting costs, especially to health and safety, one could argue he was telling the truth when he said he pays both human and Faunus workers the same wage - and a terrible one at that. Jacques stands to lose profits by having to spend on PR based on the Faunus controversy and by paying human workers higher wages - so by paying everybody peanuts, he saves money and can call bullshit on allegations of racism.

Unless the show proves that he only hires Faunus to work in the mines... Technically, Jacques never mentioned human workers.

Jacques : That's precisely my point. We offer  Faunus  the exact same wages given to the rest of our mining staff. Their argument's completely invalid right out of the gate.

So, if he does hire only Faunus, then that would make his statement technically true - all of his mining staff are Faunus and he pays all his mining staff the same.

The question is, how much is the pay? What are the safety measurements taken? How many hours do they have to work to keep their job? How are they treated by supervisors (who aren't miners, so he may not consider them part of the mining staff, as they'd more so be sitting behind a desk and going out to check on things)? And what about the workers in factories that purify Dust?

I agree with you that they really need to show this stuff.