Scotsman.com
Having finished an 11-hour overnight stint they are replaced by the day shift, who carry on producing the goods, be it Barbie dolls, or Elmo and Big Bird from Sesame Street. A six-day week will see them earn 1,000 yuan a month (about £65). It is the front line of what the government here describes as "Communism with Chinese characteristics" and the rest of us understand as globalization, a booming operation that sees toys molded, assembled and packaged for sale overseas, at minimum cost delivering maximum profit, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
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