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Women in Industry (Case Study 2: China (Sweatshop Abuse (Most workers in…
Women in Industry
Case Study 2: China
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New Policies
In 1979 the Chinese government decided to open its economy to Western investors and to trade freely with the rest of the world
Sweatshop Abuse
Most workers in the EPZs are young, single women who have migrated from poor rural areas in search of work
Many people work 14 hours a day for 360 days a year. Sometimes they are forced to work almost round the clock. They are paid the equivalent of as little as 40 euro a month and they normally receive no extra pay for overtime
Work is dangerous as well as tiring. Some women drop dead from exhaustion. Many lose limbs in machine accidents. Those who lose limbs are usually sacked
China's labour laws are not usually enforced in the EPZs. Many women who work there are therefore at the mercy of exploiters who place profit before people
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