In response, Americahas launchedschemessuch as the TrustedFoundryProgramme, which certifies "secure, domestic" facilities for themanufactureofthemost critical microchips.
This is what has happened with mandatory savings schemes in Latin America, which have been a boon to secure workers but have left the poor, and those in the informal sector, without an adequate safety net.
As it rolls out new plants in North America (it now has 13), it is implementing pay schemes for new hires that could keep the pay gap as healthy as ever.