It's definitely about money, but not always in the most direct ways you might envision. It's not as simple as worker B earns less in the Fillipines than worker A would in the US. It could very well be that worker A and B earn the same amount. Could be that worker B doesn't have a union that dictates the tasks that worker B can and cannot perform. Could be that worker B doesn't have labor laws that restrict the amount of hours they can work. Could be that worker B doesn't come with a laundry list of OSHA guidelines attached to them. Could be that worker A earns the same amount but if they're slightly injured on the job, could sue for workman's comp and not ever have to work again because they "threw out their back" while performing their job. Guess who is paying that comp plan? Guess whose liability premium just went up?

This is not an unusual story in the US. We are a highly litigious society and we increasingly look at businesses as the enemy for some reason.

Often, I don't blame business owners for looking over seas.