Consider: Is Black Friday is a Crime Against Humanity?Andrew V Pontbriand The Chinese labor camps indeed have women and children forced to work 7 days a week, and sometimes 20 hours a day. These factories are home for U.S. corporations that make staggering profits from the slave labor of women and children and youre paying for it. The average American citizen goes about their lives with a bleak understanding of where their products come from. Whether its clothing like Nike, or Adidas; or toys made for Disney or McDonalds. People have lost sense of reality, as the average person is either blissfully unaware, or just doesnt care that the bulk of the products they buy (especially on Black Friday) are in fact straight out of prison factories, such as Foxconn. Foxconn is one of the Taiwanese plants that assembles Apple products such as iPhones. In 2010, a report done by more than 20 Universities in China stated that Workers complained to the researchers that the assembly lines ran too fast, and that they were required to finish every procedure in exactly two seconds. Workers arent allowed to talk, smile, sit down, walk around or move unnecessarily during their long working hours, which require them to finish 20,000 products every day. To get an idea of the staggering numbers that surround Black Friday, lets examine a few statistics from 2011. In 2011, more than 226 million people shopped on Black Friday, whether online or in a store. Also, consumers spent a staggering $11.4 Billion Dollars on the day ofBlack Friday, with a total of $52.4 Billion Dollars over that weekend. The so-called American Holiday, is on the same week where Americans give thanks to what we already have, including freedom, liberty, and wealth; which is now declining of course due to the destruction of our industry and manufacturing which was sent overseas. People who take part in the shopping-madness, just do not seem to grasp the understanding that a vast amount of human rights violations occur in the factories, whether its a sweatshop or labor camp; where their beloved products are built. According to numerous studies and investigations, most sweatshops and especially labor camps (which are mostly located just outside of Hong Kong, where the business deals are made) are found to constantly violate Chinese labor laws, UN human rights laws, and even the ethical codes of the corporations themselves; all to drive both the profits of the corporations, and the need for Americans to indulge in materialistic undertakings. Black Friday doesnt seem to be slowing down. In fact, this year Black Friday became Black Thursday for the first time in history. As I go to publish this article a half hour before the ringing in of the real Black Friday, people are still out spending. So now Americans have an extra day to enjoy savings on the toys the Chinese workers had to suffer day in and day out to assemble, all while still struggling to feed their families. Related selfnews Post Article: Andrew Pontbriand is an activist, researcher, radio show host, and writer for Intellihub, andThe Resistance Journals. Like his Facebook Page here 