Asceticism- Discussion

I think this is a very interesting argument because from a contemporary western standpoint sweatshop labor in developing countries is considered unethical and wrong. We actively try to dissuade companies from using sweatshop labor and sometimes even boycott ones that do. However from Weber's standpoint and as we talked about in class, we have to think about the idea of one's calling. Although the labor is tedious and sometimes dangerous and the pay is next to nothing and the conditions are terrible, from their viewpoints, they would be fulfilling their calling. As long as they are fulfilling their duties to the fullest, according to Weber, they would be practicing asceticism and working for the glory of God. This becomes a conflict between ethics (from a human rights perspective) and morality (from a Protestant perspective).