People have often told me that since I am from the Western world, I can not understand the issues of human rights and working conditions in China. What should I tell them?
First of all, China has signed on to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which guarantees every Chinese citizen basic human rights. Their signature on the UDHR affirms that China does recognize labor rights similar to those in Western countries; it is appropriate to pressure the Chinese government to enforce these standards. Secondly, as consumers, we have the right to demand that the products we buy are not produced under exploitative conditions.
