Factory field Trip

This week we were able to visit two factories. Although we didn't visit factories that were at the status of sweatshops, the conditions of the factories we visited were still pretty hard to imagine myself working in. The textile factory had loud machinery that made it hard to hear while you were in there, even harder if you were there for long periods of time everyday. The Yamaha factory had a distinct smell when we entered the area where they put the bikes together. By the end of the tour many us began getting headaches. Although many of these conditions compared to other places seem a lot better, in reality prolonged times in these factories may wear down on the health of these workers. Even though this is true, we found that many of the workers were content to on their work here. These factories although dangerous, provided a sort of freedom and independent means of existence that they wouldn't find otherwise, especially for the younger generations.