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To: RealMuLan who wrote (3714)11/21/2004 2:35:34 PM
From: RealMuLan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6370
 
A 5-part article about outsourcing of a US company from the Detroit News:

Chapter One: Uprooted in America

Cost cuts whittle away at U.S. jobs, way of life

To survive, company ships work overseas

detnews.com

Chapter Two: Disillusioned in Mexico

Jobs don't pay enough to loosen poverty's grip

Yet wages are too high for KenSa to put down roots

detnews.com

Chapter Three: Struggling in Honduras

Desperate people line up for jobs

Workers find low wages fail to meet basic family needs

detnews.com

Chapter Four: Hopeful in China

Low wages turn nation into magnet for jobs

Peasants flock to factories, prompting social change

detnews.com

Chapter Five: Abandoned in Michigan

Company sells last factory in state

Longtime employees lose jobs, must start over

detnews.com
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45-cent-an-hour job gives woman hope for future

Profile: Wang Min

By Ron French / The Detroit News
detnews.com