Chinese prison-made goods enter Canada: report

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Source: CBC News

An Alberta company has been importing products made at a Chinese prison camp, according to a report by the Washington, D.C.-based Laogai Research Foundation.

Canada bans the importation of any goods made by prison labour, but the foundation, which raises public awareness about the Laogai — China's extensive system of forced-labour prison camps — indicates prison-made goods are turning up in Canada.

"Inland Screw Piling imported products from Xinxiang Zhongke Mining Equipment Company. The address for the Chinese enterprise is the same address as the Chinese prison camp," said Michael Mignano, research associate at Laogai Research Foundation.

Calgary-based Inland Screw Piling Ltd. received at least two shipments of equipment used in foundation work from the Chinese prison in Hunan province worth roughly $300,000, the report indicated. The order was signed by Harry Knelsen, the company's president, the report indicated.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2011/01/09/canada-china-prison-goods.html

[Skittles]

1. is that real prisons or just their regular factories?

aw don't make me read the article :D

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. What's the difference?

[Skittles]

3. er..........

that was my point :o

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