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Quite shocking. It looks like human life has little value. From what I hear, industry and manufacturing in China is equally lethal - no health and safety requirements. Employees are required to handle toxic chemicals and operate dangerous equipment without any protection (ie, welding without welding masks).
The western corporates need to take some of the responsibility for this when they get China to manufacture their products.
That's the price that has to be paid for cheap products so that profits remain high.
I won't even pick on Wal-mart as all major retailers are equally guilty of selling slave produced goods.
And it's way more than just China. Practically every "developing" country with a totalitarian form of government uses slave labor to make products for export.
Some companies that move production to foreign countries actually raise the standard by paying a living (for the area) wage and improving conditions for the workers.
Do a little research before you buy. Support Fair Trade companies and boycott slavers.
And so it's not a total highjack:
Except for the language, it looks a bit like Vegas traffic, especially in the tourist corridor on weekend nights 
Last edited by bigbill; 08/13/2011 10:55 AM.
