http://noboundaries.org/blog/2007/12/11/shopping-for-lessons/ A two-year trip around-the-world. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:52:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://noboundaries.org/blog/2007/12/11/shopping-for-lessons/#comment-2169 Andy Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:26:16 +0000 http://noboundaries.org/blog/2007/12/11/shopping-for-lessons/#comment-2169 That is correct. This is in extremely rural southern China. The issue that makes this complicated is that while $1 USD is not a lot of money to people in developed countries, it is money that these woman might have no other way to make (I imagine, meaning I don't know for a fact, that the average monthly income is probably between $50 and $100 USD per month for people that do have a regular job here. Keep in mind there is not much industry here to provide jobs, and in most cases people are just doing subsistence fishing. That is correct. This is in extremely rural southern China. The issue that makes this complicated is that while $1 USD is not a lot of money to people in developed countries, it is money that these woman might have no other way to make (I imagine, meaning I don’t know for a fact, that the average monthly income is probably between $50 and $100 USD per month for people that do have a regular job here. Keep in mind there is not much industry here to provide jobs, and in most cases people are just doing subsistence fishing.

]]> http://noboundaries.org/blog/2007/12/11/shopping-for-lessons/#comment-2168 dee Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:02:11 +0000 http://noboundaries.org/blog/2007/12/11/shopping-for-lessons/#comment-2168 So.These fine women who do this beautiful sequin sewing don't even get a dollar for the work! Is there not an organization or some means to pay them more direct for their products so they are treated fairly.. So.These fine women who do this beautiful sequin sewing don’t even get a dollar for the work! Is there not an organization or some means to pay them more direct for their products so they are treated fairly..

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