Mardi Gras made in China was an eye opening film that shows the contrast between the users of Mardi Gras beads and the labor behind making these beads. The contrast is like night and day. The users are happy and drunk, while the laborers are serious and working hard for 10 cents an hour.
The laborers actually live the same place they work, it is 15 people to a room with bunk beds. Men and Woman are not aloud in the opposite sex dormitories. There are punishments for disobeying the rules, such as a month of no pay. The food is all made in cafeterias. There are children as young as 15 working in the factories. They can only leave on Sundays. They have a certain quota everyday and if they do not reach it they do not get paid a full days wage.
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