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Originally Posted by roseylovestosho  Wealth doesn't produce these conditions, poverty does. Hitting China in the "pocketbook" will only make things worse, not better. That's just my opinion. Also, every country that is currently industrialized went through a period of poor manufacturing conditions/child labor the United States and all of Europe being prime examples of that. We can't force any country into changing their labor laws just like nobody forced us too. China is industrializing, it is not a developed country yet. Once the country has industrialized, then they will address labor laws...just like we did. |
I think in a broad overview, you are correct. However, there are other factors other than industrialization that govern how ppl are treated. Regimes in power also dictate how much of the wealth from the industrialization reaches the everyday person, how much "westernilization" they allow "in", etc. So far, China's regime has been resistant to the addressing of human rights. The Soviet Union, although it rose to a "super power" status, was very stiffling to its everyday ppl, continuing to be guilty of human rights violations and poor manufacturing standards, until its ultimate demise - partly due to economic collapse bc of its 10 year war with Afghanistan.