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The Chinese used practically slave labour to sift through US garbage before they ended the imports. 'Recycling' was a euphemism for offshoring garbage whether p
by olivermarks 4y ago
The Chinese used practically slave labour to sift through US garbage before they ended the imports. 'Recycling' was a euphemism for offshoring garbage whether plastic bottles or solar panels, but now the Chinese have tightened their standards.
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- gruez 4y ago>The Chinese used practically slave labour to sift through US garbage before they ended the imports Are we talking about actual slavery, or run of the mill "developing country with poor labor standards"?
- otikik 4y agoThe US doesn't have great labor standards either. ~800000 US citizens are slaves in all but name. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/27/slavery-loophole-unpaid-labor-in-prisons https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/27/slavery-loop...
- rootw0rm 4y agoChina does indeed have poor labor standards. However, Chinese factories aren't really forced to uphold their minimal standards. Here's an article from a week ago: https://www.thecut.com/2022/10/shein-is-treating-workers-even-worse-than-you-thought.html https://www.thecut.com/2022/10/shein-is-treating-workers-eve...