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TITLE: FABRIC FACTORY LOCATION: 大喜来, SHOUSHAN MISSION: PICK UP SOME WARES DATE: 2011-11-14 I have been busy with my thesis and thus not produced any new pictures today. Instead, I give you a genuine Chinese sweatshop! The conditions didn't actually seem that poor, but it was a clothing factory nonetheless. I came here earlier together with Kang Wei (康伟) to pick up a new batch of bedding for his wife's, Yin Shujun (印淑军), shop on our way to Anshan. The owner is Yin's sister's husband and I'm betting she gets some sweet discounts. Anyway, as soon as the owner spotted me with my camera he asked me to take some pictures around the factory. This was the perfect way to spend half an hour while Kang Wei was preparing and paying for the wares. A pretty cool opportunity, not something you are allowed to see everyday. The red sign is a Chinese "motivational poster", something you will come across at almost any company. This particular one says: "Nurture brand power, success through quality!" The factory appeared to be both clean and well managed, and not quite what I had imagined after all the stories of suicides at Apples factories in South China. |