أنا مؤخّرا تلقّيت الفرصة أن يزور اثنان مصانع في الجنوبيّة الصين مدينة [كيبينغ] أنّ أنتج دنيم جان لكبريات خصوم تاجر تجزئة في الولايات المتّحدة الأمريكيّة. يعتبر أنّ كان التقارير وحيدة من صينيّة نسيج مصانع أنّ أنا كنت قد تصادفت قد كانوا حرجة, الزيارة كان [ا] (ممتعة) مفاجأة.

Working conditions were orderly and tidy, the air was cool despite scorching heat just beyond the concrete walls, generous lighting flowed from large bay windows, …

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By Katherine Don

I recently had the opportunity to visit two factories in the southern China town of Kaiping that produced denim jeans for a major discount retailer in the United States. Considering that the only reports of Chinese textile factories that I had come across had been critical, the visit was a (pleasant) surprise.

Working conditions were orderly and tidy, the air was cool despite scorching heat just beyond the concrete walls, generous lighting flowed from large bay windows, and healthy employees casually chatted above the hum of the machines barely noticing the presence of the factory owner leading us through. A sense of respect and camaraderie passed between the management and employees, ages 20-40, while the atmosphere was calm yet efficient for a Sunday afternoon without a sense of employee exhaustion or oppression. Read the rest of “Made (responsibly?) In China” or post a comment