T-Shirts Part II

 Part II talks about cotton being introduced to China. Like in a previous blog, the chapters mention the growing of factories and the harsh conditions with the workers. China also is a textile industry. It became the largest exporter in the 1990s. China is known to have cheap labor, and the U.S uses them for product production such as Nike. Sweatshops were on the rise as well, operating with the same tough conditions. The textile industry runs through families. Workers live at work and stay at dormitories that are 8 by 12 feet. There are floaters that 25 more hours than the average worker, but earn less by 40%. These workers are part of China's Bracero. They don't know what to expect when they first join the workforce and hope for the best. The Nike Corporation was part of a controversial workforce in China in the 1990s. The workers were mostly underaged and forced to work overtime. In 1999, there was an anti sweatshop movement that took place in universities. They demanded companies to be less harsh with the factory conditions. Overall, child labor is still going around in China. No matter how many movements and protests form, the country will still operate with harsh conditions.