Ideologically questionable, as with capitalism, communism is subject to the appetites of mankind(less). Even with China's new & improved "We're communist, but we're trading!" image, this sort of thing is happening. We have no idea how much or how often:
'Slaves' rescued from China firm
Thirty-one dirty and disorientated workers have been
rescued from a brickwork factory in China, where they were being held
as virtual slaves.
Reminds me of the line from Tom Waits' "Singapore": 'Making feet for children's shoes'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6733045.stm
Will write about this properly when I've calmed down.
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