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Production moves to China because they are more efficient. Right? We just can't compete in the U.S.
Yup. We can't compete with this:
Here in the Pearl River Delta region near Hong Kong, for example,
factory workers lose or break about 40,000 fingers on the job every
year, according to a study published a few years ago by the Shanghai
Academy of Social Sciences.
The "finger loss" category of productivity. Its not like
Chinese factories producing at 5% less cost than an American
factory. We don't say that "only 30,000 fingers per year are lost
in a comparable American plant." Because those U.S. plants, if
they existed, have long been shut down. The darned trial lawyers
and OSHA would have seen to it.
China
has labor laws, apparently. And government inspectors. But
they oft-times fnd "no evidence" of wrongdoing.
Guangzhou labor bureau officials said they recently fined Huanya
for wage violations, but also said they found no evidence of child
labor. ...
But underage workers seem to disappear when the inspectors come.
When government inspectors visit the factory, the young brothers are given the day off, they said.
What is an "inspection?" Do the inspectors call and schedule an appoinment to inspect a couple weeks in advance? Then ask:
'Hey Mr. Plant Manager, broken any labor laws lately?'
'Nope.'
'Good. By the way, I like your coffee and that new couch in your office.'
This is not 1850's industrialization. It is now 158 years later. Development can be smarter.
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