tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post3926773323763293955..comments2023-12-04T10:02:29.445-06:00Comments on Mark's China Blog: A Profile in Reverse MigrationMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-40465558967017395352009-01-16T07:16:00.000-06:002009-01-16T07:16:00.000-06:00I understand what you mean here, Taylor.I thought ...I understand what you mean here, Taylor.<BR/><BR/>I thought the world slavery was not 100% correct for the reasons you stated. Nobody is, in fact, forcing her to work in a factory.<BR/><BR/><I>De facto slavery</I> might be a better term. She could either waste away in a village with no hope or go to the factory where conditions are unbelievably bad.<BR/><BR/>Nikolas Kristof, the China hand from the New York Times, has an interesting piece on what we're talking about found here - http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/opinion/15kristof.html?em.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967364257656897151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097293516411888153.post-85561896266835470272009-01-15T21:55:00.000-06:002009-01-15T21:55:00.000-06:00The conditions are terrible but I'd advise against...The conditions are terrible but I'd advise against using the term slavery. I know it seems to be splitting hairs to request slavish working conditions instead, but she does have a choice which makes her *not* a slave and she would like to choose this factory over her home conditions.<BR/><BR/>That said those conditions can and should be improved, hopefully by smart companies who voluntarily realize that certain conditions for workers ultimately result in better production (attracting and retaining the best workers, less defects and many others)and thus higher profits. <BR/>In both cases, it's choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com