Think from KERA

The Human Cost Of Cheap Goods


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In 2012, a handwritten note fell out of store-bought Halloween decorations, and a hidden world connecting cheap goods to slave-labor camps unfolded. Journalist Amelia Pang joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the extraordinary discovery that led to an international outcry – and about why we should re-examine what we’re willing to pay for products. Her book is called “Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America’s Cheap Goods.”
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