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		gruez on Oct 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Much US “recycling” goes straight to the landfill >The Chinese used practically slave labour to sift through US garbage before they ended the imports Are we talking about actual slavery, or run of the mill "developing country with poor labor standards"?

rootw0rm on Oct 25, 2022 | [–]

China does indeed have poor labor standards. However, Chinese factories aren't really forced to uphold their minimal standards.

Here's an article from a week ago:

https://www.thecut.com/2022/10/shein-is-treating-workers-eve...

otikik on Oct 24, 2022 | [–]

The US doesn't have great labor standards either. ~800000 US citizens are slaves in all but name.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/27/slavery-loop...

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