Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Those Caring Chinese

China is not exactly a bastion of human rights. But some people are praising Beijing for their quick action in a current slavery scandal. Sounds good, until you realize that China has more than 1,100 labor camps where prisoners are tortured, worked to death and have their organs harvested for sale.
ZHENGZHOU, China (AP) -- China's trade union federation has ordered a nationwide crackdown on labor abuses following gruesome revelations of workers being beaten, starved and forced to slave away in brick yards for no pay. Grass roots trade unions have been ordered to "immediately carry out a thorough examination to stop the violation of migrant workers' rights," the All-China Federation of Trade Unions said in a statement published Tuesday in state media. Federation official Zhang Mingqi was quoted as saying the group was "extremely shocked and indignant" on hearing of the slavery cases. At least 568 workers have been freed, including dozens of boys, and 168 people detained following media revelations that prompted a series of police raids in recent weeks in the north-central provinces of Henan and Shanxi.
All any of those rescued people have to do to land right back into a slavery situation is to criticize the communist government of China. Why are we doing business with these people?

2 comments:

Trader Rick said...

Because we're greedy?

Ms.Green said...

After the pet deaths, Thomas and Friends lead paint and faulty ladders, I've decided that if it's made in China, I'm not buying it. I went out and bought a really nice new flag for the 4th and the first one I picked up (the less expensive one) was made in China. Heck no I'm not gonna buy a made-in-China American flag!! I spent $10 more and got the American Made American Flag!!!