Synopsis
How bad are the working conditions in Asian garments factories? Maren Boehm and Charles Dickinson work for two major Western retailers and their job is to ensure that the factories that work for them maintain social standards for their workers. In this character driven documentary we join them for auditing tours through Bangladesh, India and Southern China. With unprecedented access to Asia's factories, we get a thrilling and colourful insight to the challanges of producing in developing countries. Conditions range from model factories to appaling sweat shops. Factory managers cut corners to reduce costs on the back of workers' safety and living standards. We meet workers on the factory floor and in their homes. Things seem to have improved in past years, but unionists and activists from local NGOs remind us how much still needs to be done. CONTACT: Sino Communications Ltd. Mr. Martin Gronemeyer Ri Tan Gong Yuan Shen Ku Da Yuan 100020 Beijing, P. R. China tel.: +86 (0)10 8563 8880 fax: +86 (0)10 8563 8881 martin.gronemeyer@sinocom.tv
