Howard W French, in the New York Times, has a review of a book about factory life in China. The book, Factory Girls - From Village to City in a Changing China , focuses on the huge pool of young women that migrate from villages to work in factories in the industrial centers of China.
The author is Leslie T. Chang. It turns out Leslie has a profile on blogger. She contributes to China Beat.
The life Leslie describes for these workers sounds harsh. But it is a way to make some progress from the even harder village life. The book sounds interesting. I have been to China and visited many factories there.
The recent economic downturn we are experiencing in the US is also having an effect on China. Factory orders are down. An economy that has been on a steady rise for years will be shocked when the brakes are put on.
A Plant Rat works in the plant, factory, refinery, or processing facility. Somehow we learn to navigate the maze. Here we can exchange information, ideas and questions to help us improve the manufacturing process. We must reduce variation and standardize our work to produce the best quality possible.
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