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So they both must react in cases like this. As I have mentioned, while the workers' situation was quite bad 20 years ago, but it is very favorable these days. But they must do something to counter the (though mostly unfair) bad publicity.
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I am curious about the workers cost of living and living conditions. I read a fair amount of Asian fiction. Inspector Chen Cao comes to mind.
I have read that the majority of people live in government assigned housing, up to 5 to a single room. This is whether they work or not. Some have running water, most have electricity, but cooking is done on coal or charcoal burning stoves that are stored on the landing as there is very little room.
Can an average family with two employed factory workers working 60 hours a week enjoy a comparable lifestyle to those in Western Nations. Or are the living conditions more comparable to people on low level social assistance, vermin infested rooming houses, loud noises from neighbours, communal bathrooms, or living in a cardboard box or under a tree.
I am not asking this to be argumentative, I am curious. I have several young Asian friends who tell me stories of trips back to mainland China. One in particular travels to China with her parents every second year. She loves to travel, but is always appalled by the lack of indoor plumbing, the inconvenience of travel within the country, the crowded living conditions and how hard the people have to work. She has lived in some pretty poor conditions in Canada but figures it is a million times better than China(her words)
Helen