Ling Long company and human trafficking case!

[edyvw]

So, if moderators think this is inappropriate or for belongs somewhere else, remove it or move it.

There is a case that just exploded in Serbia today and it will become news fairly soon in EU.
Basically, Ling Long brought bunch of workers from Vietnam to build factory in Serbia. Even when they are doing business elsewhere Chinese just cannot do it without cheap labor.
But problem is much bigger. Apparently these workers are caught in human trafficking network and conditions there are living in are absolutely horrific. Their passports were taken away by company, and company hired private security firm to "guard" them and not allow them exit from factory.
Serbian authorities are dragging their feet here and probably were aware of all this as their relationship with Russia and China is, to understate it, friendly.
So DO NOT buy their tires!
I know we all buy Chinese goods and very often we do not have any other choice, but in this case I think we have more then enough options to avoid this company.

Mistreatment of Vietnamese Workers in Serbia ‘Criminal’, Lawyer Claims

The treatment of Vietnamese workers brought to Serbia to build a factory for a Chinese company is shameful, and has all the elements of exploitation and people trafficking, an expert says.

balkaninsight.com

 

[c502cid]

I hope you don't have any Nike products in your house. I don't.

 

[Oillover]

The company name is enough to make me want to avoid their products.

 

[billt460]

This is nothing new. This type of crap goes on all over the bulk of the Pacific Rim countries, and in many places in Europe as well. Slave labor built Wal-Mart, Nike, and half of the companies selling on Amazon. It's everywhere, including under the hood of your car. Just try to find anything under there that say's, "Made In Detroit" today.

Try to have your kids, "Dress For Less" at Ross, without buying anything with a button or zipper on it, that wasn't made in a Chinese or Taiwan sweat shop, by a 12 year old working 14 hour days. Slaves have been working for kings since the dawn of time. Nothing has changed, except we complain more about it today.

 

[dishdude]

I hope you don't have any Nike products in your house. I don't.

That's all I wear!