"presley" wrote in message
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Many factories are run as sweat shops with wages held down because
government officials forbid unionization attempts.

"Forbid" is a mild word for it. Suggest "union" and it's likely you'll find
yourself in jail by the end of the day.


The only way this situation would ever change (and I'm not optimistic)
would be if the developed world insisted on fair labor standards and wages
before it would do business with China. But most of us prefer to hide our
heads in the sand, because we're able to buy some sort of advertised junk
for $10 cheaper if we don't rock the boat too much.

If prices on Chinese goods rose significantly due to wages becoming more
like ours, there would be financial catastrophe here. The Wal Mart economy
supports small towns which would've otherwise vanished for lack of jobs.