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Made in China (Episode 4)
Meet Wayne and Li. After the local mine shut down, most of Wayne's friends left home. Li Jieli left home too to work in a factory. Her family counts on her weekly paychecks. Wayne found a way to stay employed by learning a new profession. Li found a way to support her family but had to leave home. Both have made sacrifices. Wayne and Li don't know each other. But the global economy affects them both. And it connects us all.
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- imports
- global development
- Minnesota
- global development matters
- retraining program
- lay off
- take action
- manufacturing
- nonprofit activism
- factory
- janshu province
- global development matters poverty "
- income support
- economy
- manufacture
- mining
- lay-offs
- sacrifice
- worker
- mine
- a dollar a day
- china
- factories
- opportunity
- emf
- foreign
- job loss
- center for overseas
- made in china
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| Produced by | Joost van Loon, Alexandra Jansse |
| Directed by | Alexandra Jansse, Frank Vellenga, Karin Junger, Paul King, Eline Flipse, Vuk Janic. |
| Home page | more info |
| Produced | 2005/09/01 |
| Production Company | EMF Films |
| Distributor | Global Development Matters |
| Duration | 2 minutes 44 seconds |
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Meet Wayne and Li. After the local mine shut down, most of Wayne's friends left home. Li Jieli left home too to work in a factory. Her family counts on her weekly paychecks. Wayne found a way to stay employed by learning a new profession. Li found a way to support her family but had to leave home. Both have made sacrifices. Wayne and Li don't know each other. But the global economy affects them both. And it connects us all.
