Nintendo Investigating Factory Suicides - Kotaku

Alright, before I start, I should begin by explaining what I'll be doing mostly from now on using this blog.  If I'm willing to comment on sites, I'm just going to do it here, because people are pretty much more likely to respect what I have to say on my own blog. 

Read the linked article if you like, then give me some insight as to how you feel about the situation.  I'm tired of not knowing who is commenting when I read the responses from websites like Kotaku and Gizmodo – those guys/girls are starting to piss me off.  So here goes (this one's juicy too):

Nintendo Investigating Factory Suicides - Kotaku

China's going to eventually be the strongest economic force in the world – this is obvious.  And as long as they can improve their HR, I'm fine with it. 

I've been there, and to me it's not too bad as far as the cities and stores go.  But the conditions of those poor people... their dead, un-amputated limbs, their workers' compensation packages... China's got some obligation to its people, and should make working conditions and rational treatment one of its number one priorities for its workforce.

I'm perfectly willing to see a $60-$100 increase in the price of my $1000 device to see that money go directly into the hands of these workers.  They work their butts off like this one girl I met in Beijing, ironically named "Dream", who sells ties in a marketplace.  I asked her how often she worked, and she told me that she did so everyday, all day, except for holidays.  I then proceeded to ask why, and she responded by saying she had to support her grandmother, and the best way to do so is to keep the family stable financially.

She says she has always dreamed of going to America, where she feels the government supports its workers more effectively than the Chinese government.

I pray for you, Dream, and hope that your financial struggles will have ended by now (I met her in 2007, before the Beijing Olympics).  I wore that tie you sold me during my last day of classes at Miami University, and received the Senior Service Leadership Award that day from our president.  I am glad to have met you, and still think of your struggle to this day.  It makes me a more humble individual, and keeps me going when I think I've got it hard over here in the States.

Anyway, that was really personal.  Enjoy the article and let me know your thoughts here!