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the mouths of their children are atrocious.

With a massive population of nearly 1.3 billion people, this makes for a "dime a dozen" mentality for Chinese business owners. As one American business owner, Glenn Sebring of Draper's Genco Mine Service, is quoted to have said, "The Chinese don't have the same respect for human life we do, they almost treat the worker as a machine." He continues by saying "The attitude is "When it wears out, we get another one."

Some workers work 11-12 hour days, have to commute from outer villages and this will be done 6-7 days per week.

WHAT GOODS ARE IMPORTED FROM CHINA?

Have a good look around you, lift your head from reading this and glance around the room you're sitting in. I'll do the same. I see a computer, a television, a mobile phone, a portable air conditioner, a coffee cup, a computer game, a pen and reading the back of my printer paper, it says right there in black and white "Made in China."

The question should actually read, "What goods are NOT imported from China."

You'd be surprised by some of the popular names in business that outsource their manufacturing needs from China. To name a few multinational companies is Energizer batteries, Reebok to IKEA who sell furniture and home accessories.

Not only is big business cashing in on cheap imported products, small business and people selling their wares on auction groups are also involved in this fantastic economical decision. Cheap labor, cheap products, easily imported then sold for maximum profit. It makes sense doesn't it? From a dollar point of view, that is.

CHINESE WORKING CONDITIONS AND THE CONSEQUENCES

The items made for the booking Chinese export industry are made in small factories, if that's what they can be termed, as many are really houses or barracks decked out to fit in as many workers as possible.

These factories' are employing workers to handle batteries by hand, with no safety provided or safety devises that aren't suitable to these particular toxins and dangerous particles. Workers are subjected to extremely volatile substances that are inhaled, swallowed or absorbed through the skin.

Old mechanical devises that do not have safety catches or barriers, causing fingers and other limbs amputated. These are tired old machines, with little maintenance performed used for hours and hours on end. Even after someone has fallen victim to the deadly blades of cutting and sawing machines, they're removed from the area and another placed on it to continue production.
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