Micha Berger asked:
> There is an obvious logistic problem -- the subject is a very
> politicized one, so that one group's definition of "social
> responsibility" isn't necessarily mine. However, assuming we
> overcome it by having groups from my own bent... Why aren't I
> as concerned with someone checking that my food is glatt yosher?

Personally, I'd like to think that I *do* have similar levels of 
concerns for both areas. But there's another logistic problem beside 
the one RMB asked. Namely, once we've determined which practices are 
and are not acceptable, how do we determine which companies are 
towing the line?

For example, suppose one of the things we're checking is to insure 
that workers are paid on time. How do you investigate such a thing? 
How can you be sure that the boss has not threatened the workers? 
("You better tell the mashgiach that I paid you today, or you'll be 
out of a job!") The Yosher inspector does not have the clout that a 
government inspector does.

Which brings me to what I suspect is the REAL answer to this question:

Namely, that in many countries, the government already checks on this 
kind of stuff, and they *do* have whistleblower laws which help 
insure that employees don't suffer retaliation. Sure, they could be 
improved on, but there's a law of diminishing returns here: Will the 
degree of improvement be worth the effort and expense?

Akiva Miller