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Not sure how that limits exploitation.
Just a few examples: Bolivia has universal healthcare for all citizens. The US does not. Bolivia has a minimum 10-30 days of annual leave mandated by law (depending on how long you've worked), the US has 0. Bolivia has 13 weeks of maternity leave at 95% pay, the US has... well it's complicated.
Who cares what the USA has? They voted Trump. Look at the EU, Japan, ...
This thread seems to be about right-wing Americans getting their "non-woke" coffee from Bolivia so that's what I used for my comparison.
But sure, let's compare it to Europe:
Overall: not perfect but also not bad for a relatively small country in South America with a GDP that's way lower than most of Europe.
Plus we all know what happens to South American countries who get a little too left / helpful to workers