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1、Hi.SoI’dliketotalkalittlebitaboutthepeoplewhomakethethingsweuseeveryday:ourshoes,ourhandbags,ourcomputersandcellphones.Now,thisisaconversationthatoftencallsupalotofguilt.Imaginetheteenagefarmgirlwhomakeslessthanadollaranhourstitchingyourrunningshoes,orthe
2、youngChinesemanwhojumpsoffarooftopafterworkingovertimeassemblingyouriPad.We,thebeneficiariesofglobalization,seemtoexploitthesevictimswitheverypurchasewemake,andtheinjusticefeelsembeddedintheproductsthemselves.Afterall,what’swrongwithaworldinwhichaworkeron
3、aniPhoneassemblylinecan’tevenaffordtobuyone?It’stakenforgrantedthatChinesefactoriesareoppressive,andthatit’sourdesireforcheapgoodsthatmakesthemso.So,thissimplenarrativeequatingWesterndemandandChinesesufferingisappealing,especiallyatatimewhenmanyofusalread
4、yfeelguiltyaboutourimpactontheworld,butit’salsoinaccurateanddisrespectful.Wemustbepeculiarlyself-obsessedtoimaginethatwehavethepowertodrivetensofmillionspeopleontheothersideoftheworldtomigrateandsufferinsuchterribleways.Infact,Chinamakesgoodformarketsallo
5、vertheworld,includingitsown,thankstoacombinationoffactors:itslowcosts,itslargeandeducatedworkforce,andaflexiblemanufacturingsystemthatrespondsquicklytomarketdemands.Byfocusingsomuchonourselvesandourgadgets,wehaverenderedtheindividualsontheotherendintoinvi
6、sibility,astinyandinterchangeableasthepartsofamobilephone.ChineseworkersarenotforcedintofactoriesbecauseofourinsatiabledesireforiPods.Theychoosetoleavetheirhomesinordertoearnmoney,tolearnnewskills,andtoseetheworld.Intheongoingdebateaboutglobalization,what
7、’sbeenmissingisthevoicesoftheworkersthemselves.Hereareafew.BaoYongxiu:”Mymothertellsmetocomehomeandgetmarried,butifImarrynow,beforeIhavefullydevelopedmyself,Icanonlymarryanordinaryworker,soI’mnotinarush.”ChenYing:”whenIwenthomeforthenewyear,everyonesaidIh
8、adchanged.Theyaskedme,whatdidyoudothatyouhavechangedsomuch?ItoldthemthatIstudiedandworkedhard.Ifyoutellthemmore,theywon’tunderstandanyway.”WuChunming:”EvenifImakealotofmoney,itwon’tsatisfyme.Justtomakemoneyisnotenou
