China sells U.S. crucifixes made in sweatshops
While China works to improve its tarnished international image, mainly by promising to tackle safety problems while ignoring human rights issues, more unpleasant stories continue to emerge. The latest in a string of embarrassing stories (see the rest of this site for more on that), CNN is reporting that many crucifixes on sale at churches in the U.S. were manufactured in Chinese sweatshops under appalling conditions.
“It’s a throwback to the worst of the garment sweatshops 10, 20 years ago,” said Charles Kernaghan, director of the National Labor Committee.
“I don’t think they have a clue where these crucifixes were made — in horrific work conditions,” Kernaghan said. Kernaghan said the factory’s mostly young, female employees work from 8 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. seven days a week and are paid 26 cents an hour with no sick days or vacation. Workers live in filthy dormitories and are fed a watery “slop,” he said.
Read the entire CNN article: Crucifixes allegedly made in Chinese sweatshops.
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