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Chris Smith: Chinese companies not only pay their workers 10 to 50 cents per hour, but they also do not have OSHA protections...

On the recordJuly 30, 2012
Chinese companies not only pay their workers 10 to 50 cents per hour, but they also do not have OSHA protections...
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses poor wages and lack of safety protections for Chinese workers.

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