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Up Close And Personal With A Chinese "Investment Factory."

By Dan Harris and Steve Dickinson

I have been to factories in China that look like they could be in Denmark. They appear safe and clean, and their workers appear to be wearing the latest safety equipment. I have also been to "factories" in China that are really nothing more than room with people assembling things and I have been to factories in China where I want to leave as quickly as possible for fear of my own health and the situation is ten times worse for the workers. I thought of China factories this morning because I looked at/read a fascinating post on the Alex Hofford Photography Blog (h/t Danwei), entitled, "China Factory Series #7 - Worker Safety In Chinese Factories." It has some great photos, but it really should have been titled, "China Factory Series #7, The Lack Of Worker Safety In Chinese Factories. I am always surprised at how often it is that my firm's clients have never themselves seen the Chinese factories from which they secure their product. These companies pretty much figure that if the product they are buying is fine, there's no need to visit the factory that produces it. Is this shortsighted? What if your product shows up in photos like these? Anyway, if you are having product made in China or if you are just curious what a China factory can look like, I recommend you check this out.

Full post as published by China Law Blog on February 20, 2010 (boomark / email).