Break Time!

Break Time! This factory of a couple thousand workers in Xin Lo, China is letting them out for one of their 15 minute breaks. Many larger factories in China have their own dormitory to house the workers as most are from the countryside or provinces far from the cities. As well as housing them, they also have large cafeterias where the workers are fed. Labor laws in China have started to be strictly enforced as of January 2008 resulting in better working conditions and higher wages. Another result was the closing of thousands of factories that could not keep up with the new laws. I was told by the the owner of this factory that just a very few years ago, where this factory stands was all farmland!