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- Cultures collide. Hope survives. When a Chinese billionaire re-opens a factory and hires two thousand blue-collar Americans, early days of hope and optimism give way to setbacks as high-tech China clashes with working-class America.
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In this documentary, hopes soar when a Chinese company reopens a shuttered factory in Ohio. But a culture clash threatens to shatter an American dream. - Zábava
I work in a European bank that was taken over by Chinese institute. It’s funny because although being a Chinese, I only worked for US and European banks before. Although in a vastly different industry, I found surprisingly a lot of similar situations in this documentary. How our European employees and headquarter people back in China think of each other. How both sides having very different attitude towards risk and compliance. I can only say this is a very interesting documentary as it provided a window to gauge into these new joint-ventures, the people in between these two worlds. I am not saying who is tight and who is wrong coz there is no absolute answer to this question, but I hope everyone gets what he wants somehow, because like the guy said in the film, you will realize sooner or later that no matter the differences, we all want to have a better life, and achieve something with it
Next, I would like to see a documentary about the working conditions in a Amazon warehouse.
no safety issue, no labor issue, no absent issue, no union issue, no security issue, frankly, no issue at all! it should be rewarded!
They’ll never show us that. Doesn’t fit the media’s Neoliberal world view
No one is forced to work there. It is a free market. Do not like it leave!
may be just machine....
@@hr1551 because all will be auto machine or robot, no worker no any issue.
As Chinese I got stunned by many twists in the film. Especially when a senior Chinese manager is propagating American workers the greatness of China and luring them with this trip to Shanghai. He referred the Shanghai 'the same as Manhattan'. And American executives coming to China to learn a more 'efficient way of management'. Some Chinese might see those as the rise of China. But I just feel bitter about what is going on around the world. I was touched by how ordinary people are all the same. Ordinary Americans and Chinese concern the same: their families, living a good life and working hard. But individuals are so vulnerable. Chinese workers are severely regulated. Yet Americans do have a voice, but those voices get marginalized and overpowered by Union consulting company. Rich people have different tactics to deal with workers around globe and it's working quite well. And I am just sad that as individuals, we have no way to stand up and escape from this trap.
I don't understand, what's the point of having a voice when you lose your job?
Isn't it ridiculous that Fuyao's factories in the United States have been losing money, but his workers want to have a say?
This was one of the most riveting and compelling documentaries I've seen in a long time. If someone doesn't have Neflix, get the 30 day free trial just to be able to 'experience' this documentary. It's painful, sad and very real.
What exactly is sad? Lazy, ineffective black people, expecting 29 USD an hour and be protected by stupid union?
One of the best films I have ever watched. A true contribution to the discussion about the era of automation and globalization.
Can't wait to see Chinese Factory by Elon Musk next season.
hahah 无聊公司
Elon Musk will be very successful in China, as a Chinese I am very happy to see this.
Indream Luo , technology and engineering are Tesla’s strong points. When they combine this with automation and robotics in China, it will be really be something to see.
He'll just have mostly robots and only a few human workers. Future of all factories.
Elon Musk had his first China manufactured electric car this week, this is China speed....
Now lets talk about MAGA ......
I’ve been working for Mahle a car part factory in Dayton, Ohio based out of Germany for almost three years. Factory work makes you humble.
What do you mean?
"I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves."
- Harriet Tubman
And quite stupid
My dad works there! It’s crazy that some of his old coworkers are in this film
It's called the American dream because u have to be asleep to believe it.
-George Carlin
@Nobody you seriously give a shit and you seriously just did the exact same thing?
I was just saying that as I read your post lol
Would have been better if he said "It's called the American dream because u have to be asleep to live it."
George Carlin exemplified the American Dream. Maybe if he wasn’t on so much coke he would’ve seen that. Lenny Bruce died so George could say whatever he wanted, and at the and of the day all he had was meaningless complaints that people relate to.
@@brutallyhonest123 Every generation has the Carlin/Bruce/Hicks, why do u think that is? U honestly think they are all copying one another, or is there a deeper issue that never changes? Learn from them!
This is one of the best things I've ever seen on Netflix, what a revelation. I don't know who to feel more sorry for, perhaps the Chinese workers because they seem to unquestioningly accept their treatment as normal.
The objectivity of this documentary when portraiting the cultural difference of the two countries are priceless
Well they are still communists.....
There is a famous Chinese idiom "何不食肉糜", meaning "Why not eat meat paste?" It talks about a story when a monarch heard that all cereal grains had run out and his people had no rice to eat, he was deeply upset and asked with great compassion and sincerity, "Why not eat meat paste?" Many westerners are like this emperor when they question the Chinese workers.
@@joopvintcent3537 Firstly, I don't think you have any idea what the word communism means. Unless you can differentiate between soviet (each era), african, cuban, 1930's chinese, and modern chinese communisms, maybe don't even use the word. Also, the alternative to not accepting standard work practices is not having a job. Also, the SEZs in China have much freer capitalism than the plutocratically regulated capitalism of the USA.
Joop Vintcent There is a difference between being a communist and being a citizen of a communist party ruling country
“the capitalist had won this time”
“why？did the Chinese fail to open the factory？”
“no，they teached American what real capitalism is”
LOL
or perhaps they just know how hard is live in third world country
It was the version Americans had over a century ago. The reason we have labors laws and unions...
@@dharmawiguna3232 maybe 20years later, some thing ll eliminate u arrogance
Yeah, China's the ideal capitalist society. No democracy, no regulations, no unions, no rights for workers, low wages, big profits.
People need to see Michael Keaton's movie from the 80s "Gong Ho." Although a comedy, it also showed the fear Americans had losing their auto manufacturing jobs.
First thing I thought of when I saw this.
Blast from the past. Amazing movie!
You beat me to it
I swear I was about to say this seems like a documentary version of "Gung Ho"
I said the exact same thing. 😂
This is the documentary that you can explain from different angles. Always ask yourself, what if you are fired, how do you live? The new world needs people to become more diversified to face big changes which happen every day.
I'm not from China, I just want to let those American knows, the working culture is totally different between west and east, I don’t think American will understand this documentary, this is how most of the Asia country work (Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, India etc) everybody sacrifice on something
And no one EVER thought the work environment of any of those nations was something enviable or something that needed to be emulated.
@@Hibbs4Prez that's why you need to realize that the manufacturing jobs are not moving back at least aren't going to prefer to pay you over the machine.
In the west Machine is cheaper
In the developing countries workers are cheaper.
You cant compete with that.
These american dont realize that and they think that trump can make a difference, no he can't, even if those companies are moving back due to the tarrif they'll choose the machine and the ai over you
@@rolflmao4554 no need to waste time or explain so much, eastern culture and philosophy is hard to let those western understand, they keep standing in their view point and look others, pointless and let them be, we will use our own way to move forward
The world is changing rapidly. Hold on to your seats and think ahead!
And buy lots of ammo because, the elite have issued their fatwa on human population, and they're getting impatient
So they have charged the left with initiating civil war.
Tom Jones lol
I watched this movie recently. One (imo) crucial difference between the two groups of workers have been not highlighted. The middle-aged US ones had families and established lives on the spot. It's perfectly understandable that they want off-weekends to spend some quality time with their kids. On the other hand, the Chinese contingent were mostly young men with families on the other side of the ocean (children, if any, are raised by the grandparents I suppose). It's my understanding that most conveyor workers in China are inland migrants from poorer regions, and this kind of life and the chance to make some savings are actually improvement for them.
The local labour law (Ohio?) must be very lax or it's not enforced properly if they can fire employees just like that. But the approach of the Chinese management (and their attitude towards unionizing) is not that particular, Japanese and Korean companies do the same in Eastern Europe. If an union is formed, they retaliate and do their best to ignore it ( I see you, Suzuki) and despite specific labour laws, certain governments actually enable their conduct with doing nothing.
The situation with the German automakers here is better only because of the geographical proximity, and the German homeland has very strong unions that do not want more jobs outsourced to the cheaper subsidiaries. German union federations like IG Metall actually maintain offices abroad and seek out the local organizations. I don't know if they are operating along the same lines in Canada or Mexico.
And I have to say, that's a lot fat people in the movie.
The people who live in the country side leave their children by themselves, very young ones, to be the farmers, and also go to school. It's very heartbreaking. There's a documentary "The children left behind" or something like that.
you are right，chinese workers have no weekend,nofamily life,away from their home,leave children to parents,but now,new generation,do not want that kind of life,things are changing
Very astute. I have worked in other countries and when I came back to the states, I was taken aback by the accommodations that don't exist in other places. Things like breaks or days off... There is of course a flip-side to every argument.
I'll never forget when Florida increased their scrutiny of illegal workers. To safekeep american jobs you see. What happened was that millions of oranges went unpicked and rotted, because there was no one to pick them. See, the americans were not ready to work in the blistering sun picking oranges for shit pay. All the while the mexicans were unable due to the new restrictions.
Americans love to believe they're great, even when they know it's a lie.
Just watched the "Irishman"........ what was that about Unions?
I loved this. We need more of this kind of content!
Loved this piece
This peice is simply propaganda to give the sheeple false hope that jobs like these will still exist or be transformed in their favor.
Yup
Basically just shows how the Chinese workers may be more efficient workers, but also they have no life bc of it - they literally are like human robots. Shows how shrewd and strict Chinese business leaders are - no compassion... but that's how they are so efficient with their companies - no unions - no freedom. You can work the workers of both countries together and they can get along as human beings - but you can't turn Americans into Chinese workers... and that's a good thing. Workers deserve a life, decent pay, and fair work conditions.
Not just in China. Mostly Asian countries are like that. That's why jobs that Americans don't want they give to Asians.
Admire your vision, please get yourself a factory and giving your workers "a life, decent pay, and fair work conditions" first before you urge others to do so
Be that as it may, the Americans looks fat, slow and stupid in this movie. They complain, but can't solve problems.
@Vincent H. That's how this world works. In the past 2 decades, thousands of American young boys dead in all kind of wars, fighting for the interest of oil tycoons and military-industrial complex. Do they get " a life, decent pay, and fair work conditions" ? Comparing the billions of dollars they made for those big companies and whatever they got after all, those workers in the movie are in much better shape . Just live with it.
think about how much life with decent pay and fair work conditions for workers costs, and how hard they are willing to work. higher pay and less job only means the factory is going to close one day and every worker loses their jobs
My mom was one of the people who worked on the film. I’m so proud of her.
Nice. I'd also be proud
The film is a great achievement. Certainly not uplifting, but incredibly revealing portrait of the China-US cold war in microcosm.
That's great
Greetings from Germany. Loved the film on Netflix
👏👏
reverse is also true. American companies have sweatshops in China too
yes,Different countries, same experience
I don't see them. Please show evidence.
@@veedpoetry iPhones made BY Chinese children?
@@veedpoetry just cause you don't see them doesn't mean they're not there. there are an unbelieveable amount of sweatshops in new york city
@@daisydaisy7809 The foreign business in China provides much better pay and working environment. That's why Chinese children want to be hired by the foreign companies. That's why Chinese children study English hard.
I used to work at that plant General Motors Truck & Bus , good times and good people during that time .
@@sureyoudo2603 what factory is there now?
@@sureyoudo2603 ok, thx looks like commie propaganda
The great Dave Chappelle has said it, I wanna wear nikes, i dont wanna make them.
I recently watched this doc and found it insightful. In my country, PNG, I have sporadic short work engagements with Chinese companies/individuals here. However, recently I got a longer than usual stint and am working as an interpreter for a chinese company in a remote part of my country. My job basically is to interpret between locals and chinese workers who are involved in constructing power transmission lines that run between about 5 provinces cutting through the breadth of the country.
My country is not even on par with America's standard of getting things done. As an interpreter I have a vintage point view of what both parties do. The Chinese work ethic and organisation skills are consistent and dedicated, yet at times I feel like they abuse my small countries laws and even at times exploit workers who are casual labourers.
Watching this doc has given me feelings of similarity, however, I can safely say that we have it worse from our Companies operating here. Especially, given the fact that my country is corrupt and have bad leaders.
So much I want to say but don't have the courtesy of typing since I am at work. I work a 7:15-5:15 job seven days a week. Wheew! Get paid a thousand dollars a month. I did the conversion
More in common with each other than with the billionaires, no matter what race or nationality.
"But hurrrrrr durrrrrr, Trump is for the little guy"
and more in common the billionaires with each other than with any of us
But we eat with forks and they eat with chopsticks. Mmm🤔
More in common with "Sorry to Bother You"... honestly, shits freaky!
Obviously don’t understand the mechanics of how billionaires operate or how companies stay afloat.
“The Americans are very slow their fingers are too fat”
All countries are having the same health problems through diet and I hope just as much for China's people as I do for Americans that we bring solutions to the issue.
not 100%, different people for different strengths.
For a counter joke, " look at these Chinese workers from China, they are so skinny and look like they never enjoyed a good sleep with those black eyes on their face. Jesus Lord, help them please!"
@@makubexho nah as far as I’m concerned they should be liable and held accountable for everything they’ve caused. They should be working for nothing for generations to repay what they’ve done with the pandemic.
@@jakeman025 okay you Racist.
Many ppl are arguing whether China is a country of Capitalism or Communism. As a resident of China, I can tell you that China is neither a capitalist country nor a communist one. Chinese only believe in pragmatism. Whatever system is good for the development during a particular period, we adopt it. That’s so called ‘with Chinese characters’.
We don't call the United States "undemocratic" because it does not align with the Greek concept of democracy.
China is communist still. Communist doctrine has evolved - to such an extent that a great number of communist movements worldwide aspire for the Chinese model. And people misconstrue communism - which is aspirational of a utopia society - which can only be achieved with communist revolutions in every corner of the world.
说得好。不过也有一句话，只要是共产党搞的，就是社会主义
hector willie 你会发现，在中国，一个名义上的左派政府，在政策的制订上，是偏向左派的，但是在政策的施行上，确实极其右派的
@@benlee7839 我不认为。我自己就是体制内的一员，我认为左右都是意识形态词汇，是价值导向。今天我们出台经济和民生政策，主要还是问题导向需求导向，意识形态味道不浓，除了宣传口。可能胡温时代偏左一些，特别是劳工政策。今天比较中性。
hector willie 我说的右派指的是邓说过的一句话，不管白猫黑猫，只要抓住耗子的就是好猫，我想这句话在中共在市场开放的时候的一以贯之的思想，这就是典型的右派思想，而他已经落到了最基本的政策施行的意识里。再加上最近对外进口的管制，从正面表列改成了负面清单，说明起码在市场和金融这一块，中国的执政党是有相当明显的偏右倾向。
I’m getting a Michael Keaton “Gong Ho” vibe from this documentary.
I know that is a comedy movie but there is a lot of realism in it
beat me to it
I love the scene where the owner speaks of a happier childhood, where he could hear the croaking of the frogs and chirping of the birds. My boss here in Shanghai once said similar things about how she missed her childhood in Wuhan. His dilemma is the same we all face and yet we carry on all the same.
yes I also found that to be a moving moment
Im surprised she heard any frogs....they probably ate them after they found them. There is nothing they wont eat, its horrible.
@@blackdogslivesmatter1568 said by Westerrn Colonizerr who murderedd 100 Millions Native Americans
Damn racist.
@@blackdogslivesmatter1568Do you think eating chickens from super crowded chicken farms is morally superior?
I have a small company, the biggest pressure and headache daily is thinking how to keep their work, how to guarantee their salary on time, how to keep the business as long as possible.... your feet decides your vision, everyone has choice to stay or leave, nobody is wrong to be criticized. Always remember company is a ship in the sea helplessly, to survive or die together is in each hand.
My opinion is you have much time to visit youtube rather than your daily pressure and headache.
Your problems are specific to your market. In China there is an overabundance of labor and limited amount of jobs. For them the employer holds all the cards. It's a seller's market.
Don't give up. Work hard to take those pressure off, not alone but as a team. You may think you are a ship in the sea helplessly but think about how many ships have sunk but your ship is still sailing.
Very well said. Not only about a business. This applies to everyone in every part of our life.
@@wilsonyang4505 I'm in Dubai doing projects
This looks seriously amazing. And heartbreaking.
Which is why people will watch it.
It was sad.
heartbreaking can't make anything change. keep it for 5 seconds, then leave it behind , keep moving forward
DrinkwithaMexican long live communism, fight for workers and fuck capitalism Chinese
no such thing as amaz or no why or watcx or not, dump and dumpsters are just sht, capitalism is better than communism. @R wi idts, enjoy beria and stalin?
12 hour shifts, no sick days, and barely any vacation days. Gotta love factories
@Finger banging Your mom I don't, doesn't mean i can't state how poorly the workers are treated
This company gives workers 4 paid sick days and 2 weeks vacation with production bonuses and bi monthly attendance bonuses workers are spoiled there
Study hard, stay in school....stay out of trouble...can't? welcome to factory life lunch box
The irony is that YOU and also these factory workers purchase products that go through/are made in factories...... thus contributing to these work conditions :/
I work in the largest sewing factory in Mississippi we work 8 hour shifts. We make 3000 button down shirts for the military every week. We would love to be able to make dress shirts for retail brands like Southern Marsh, Vinyard Vines, etc. etc. but they are all made in China for $12 each. These shirts retail for more than $75 each. We sew shirts for the military for about $10 each because of the steady volume, but not much profit. We could do the same for any retail shirt brand but they are not interested in where things are made, only price. It's a tough business. The Berry Amendment is the only thing keeping most apparel factories in business because the military has to use American Made labor.
I’ve been in Manufacturing/Factory Work for the last 10 years so I have to see if this adds up to what’s really going on. So far seems accurate.
Best documentary!
OMG, this world is just upside-down! The best golf player was black, the best pop singer was white, the tallest man in NBA was a Chinese ... now the Chinese teach the Americans real capitalism, and the Americans teach the Chinese what the workers' union is all about ...
Yeah,
Lmao that’s so true
I think you put too much emphasis on race for valuing how well someone can do something.
@@tommyleelynn ah come shut up we are not the same,
Wait when was the best pop singer white?
I've worked for Turkish employers and been trained by their own workers. They work to win. We can learn alot from each other.
"You have to pet the donkey in the direction of he fur". Awesome.
Good documentary. What the future will hold for the working class.
Wow. I'm definitely putting this on the list. Having perspectives on both sides makes me want to see how they overcome it.
This is such a great documentary. I did not aware of this before and somehow I just watched this last week. I liked a lot and I made my own review video in my channel. thanks
This film shows in a great way a clash of two civilisations, work cultures and mentality. Chinese factory workers’ slavish mentality is truly crushing in this film.
Or maybe they're just hard working and you're lazy.
@@boxtears you just continue being a good ol boy and do as your told..
@@charliehustle7010 I sure will, freeloader. Enjoy the leech life.
@@boxtears finally someone who’s actually awoke in this comment section
@@marshmallows394 They are both somewhat right. It is not good to let rich factory owners exploit you. You need checks and balances (Unions).
Just watched this on Netflix. Very interesting, touching at times and well made doc. One observation... while some issues arose because of communication problems and cultural problems too but I couldn't help but notice the AGE difference between the average worker in the American plant and the average worker in the China plant. The ones in the American plant were considerably older I thought which could also produce tensions.
Yes, and thats why USA is getting very pooir, they even dont have universal health care, social security for the poor peole, and Nation backed Rents, thats why you see elder people still working hard.
So glad to live in Europe...
Young Americans & Western Europeans don’t want to work in a factory. They would rather be influencers, sports or movie stars, tech entrepreneurs, environmental campaigners etc. That is why most traditional industries have been done by the Chinese & other countries because they can make things cheaper &, with the use of tech, easier. There are fewer young Americans in rust belt states.
@@dcoughla681 actually its because american factory workers work for longer in the industry than other nations, in America its a lifetime job; not so much in other places; which has to do with a thousand different reasons why
@@tinotrivinosame as China, we don’t have any basic free health care, if you don’t have money, the hospitals don’t save you, and there are no clinics in China, only hospitals
I have worked in manufacturing all my life and I can tell you from experience this situation will continue to repeat itself. The Chinese simply exploited a bad situation left by GM. The local government desperate to bring jobs back give a large monetary incentive to someone willing to employ lots of people. Fair enough. They never intended to continue employing all those people. It takes time to automate production lines, so using local tax money (not theirs) they employ the local population while setting things up. Then you analyze the different work cells and develop automation to replace workers. Eventually most workers will be replaced with automated systems. GM did it, Tesla did it. And it's clear these guys did it. And they used tax-payer money to do it.
Having said that we should not be giving tax breaks to communist entities. This documentary was rife with stereotypes about lazy americans, clearly showing workers as lazy and spoiled by GM's union paid jobs. And the worst thing is it basically implied you're a loser if you work in manufacturing. Most manufacturing workers in the U.S are highly skilled, highly motivated, hard- working people. The days of pushing a widget into a hole for $30 an hour are long gone.
One of the best things I watched lately.
Highly recommended.
This is like the movie Gung Ho staring Michael Keaton.
As a plant worker this is definitely a must watch on my list
I am not a plant worker. In fact, I work in a bank. But I have always had an enormous amount of respect for blue collar workers. They define hard work.
Just keep in ind that will be you in the future.
@@muddyriverdogz what do you mean?
@Tired AF even today a lot of banking has been automated. As a credit manager, I have seen quite a bit of changes myself.
However, the commercial banking would still largely be reliant on bankers because it goes beyond the financial statements. Judgement of a credit manager is most important in that segment.
Retail banking is the one where AI has actually helped a lot. Has made bankers' job easier.
I’m a former warehouse worker and am now a blue collar worker in the financial industry. I need to see this movie
This is a very good and sincere documentary for showing the working cultures of two different styles. Being a HongKonger standing between West and East, this film let you further understanding how mainland Chinese "Private" Enterprise operates. There is no right or wrong, but only differentiate from can you survive or not survive in a business environment. One of the Manager in the film mentioned that GM, Chrysler, Honda and Toyota see not difference of their suppliers as far as they meet the price and specification. It leaves the supplier's managemnet team for adjusting operation condition (i.e. stigient or relaxing operation parameters) in order to substantiate their business mode (needs continuous adjusting and also varies from country to country). Really learn something after watching this high quality Netflix documentary. I heard this film was produced by Obama and his wife, a good job of ex US president for bringing two kind of people more understanding each together👍
Thanks again.
Wow what a good documentary a lesson for all
Google Andrew Yang!
It's just a race to the bottom. There will always be someone more willing to be treated like shit than another, until AI takes over. The next generation of Chinese wont put up with horrible conditions, the jobs will move to Vietnam and India and the cycle will repeat. Young Chinese now are used to a comfortable lifestyle just like in the west, at least in the coastal provinces.
996 is the code, at least 12 hours daily 6 days at week, not a very comfortable lifestyle, against that you compete.
once AI takes over, they will systematically and gruadually reduce the population using virus. oh, that's what's happening right now lol
Well when you dont have any skill what can you do but menial easy jobs? And those jobs are needed despite you not willing to do it.
I saw this movie at Tribeca. It's a brilliantly made film which highlights the cultural differences between America and China through the life of this factory.
Yeah, "cultural differences," like treating people like human beings vs treating them like the robotic slaves they intend to replace the human beings with.
can anyone say 'Gung Ho'? Looks very similar. Minus Michael Keaton
This is an excellent documentary, I loved it.
Watched it, very emotional, insightful.
This is pretty fascinating.
I love you Netflix
This reminds me the 1986 movie Gung Ho.
As Chinese people, my mum had been work as such factory environment, and my uncle worked as well. For family, it is normal no other choice. Workers are not study and research people or management, boss doesn’t ask you to think too much.
That is certainly true had as they still very honesty, the personality had been settled cannot change.
After reading "The War on Normal People", I believe there is a free audiobook version on CZcams), I donated to Yang. First politician I ever donated to.
yanggang should trending this!
me too, and many others
Congratulations!!
Netfix docs are the best
They do make tons of docs with significant issues.
lol. some r not all
The docs may be good, yet they make movies like Sextuplets? lol
@@Nick_Nightingale 🤣😂 lol 4 real
@@Nick_Nightingale Something for everyone.
Every country was ruthless and exploitative on its rise. Despite its long history, China's modern industry is very young, akin to Rockefeller and standard oil days. Workers were treated like shit here in the US before, that's why unions formed. Well, unions worked before automation and globalization.
Agreed! Automation and Globalization changed the working efficiency and cost. Union will protect the bad workers, that will affect the production efficiency, if you owned a company, you won't be happy with this. Gradually you will outsourcing the job or fired the bad workers.
As a business owner, union sucks. Union demands and they go on strike if they dont get it. They are like babies. It's a free market. If you dont like working here, quit and get another job. A hundred people is queing up for your job.
This is why we need a candidate like Andrew Yang. Automation is swiftly sweeping the nation and we need to do something before it's too late. This looks like a good watch though
@@ironmanjakarta8601 I apologise if my comment wasn't clear but I'm not against automation. I just believe that many Americans are unprepared for the shift in certain industries where they are being replaced instead of being helped by machines.
@@ironmanjakarta8601 wasn't it a republican president who both went off the gold standard and opened up to China? Cheers...
@@ironmanjakarta8601 the largest financial collapse will happen in few monthes, is not the 2008's, the bubble is greatest atm, lot more....
@@LakshmananLM Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act into law. He was a Democrat....
@@ironmanjakarta8601 If you watch the news, artificial intelligence will replace most doctors.
One of the best thing about Netflix is there Documentary’s!!
I just watched to documentary, and it is so sad to see American workers being humiliated by Chinese people.
This looks pretty good. I hope it gives an honest look at it.
I'm a big fan of original movies of Netflix
Fuck Chinese work culture and fuck Donald J Trump.
Congratulations 🥳
My takeaway after I watched this documentary:
We are at one planet. Divided with different cultures.
Rapid development of automation is the real threat to everyone.
Your takeaway is moronic. Automation frees up labor to do something else. If your job can be done by a robot, then you need to find something that can't. How have we all been threatened by tractors helping us in the fields? More food can be grown. There are more options. How have we been threatened by cell phones and computers? We haven't. Production of goods and services has increased. More people are able to work from home. Your takeaway that technology is a threat when throughout history technology has lifted us all up just demonstrates that your are catastrophically stupid.
I need to watch this.
The guy roasting "we have keep training and training them 😅"
Don’t ever let Netflix die
Real eye opener. And people are concerned about South Americans crossing border .
This film can be even better if they let Chinese workers to talk about the reason of their choice for doing this 12 hrs per day job, and the procedure of GE factory's shut down. As a Chinese, I feel complicated when I see those Chinese workers' "working style". I appreciate their ( actually the majority of Chinese people including students, working class and middle class) extremely hardworking which is the main reason for Chinese economic boom in the past 40 years. While I feel heartbreaking when I saw the workers who didn't have basic protector picking up the glass on the floor and one American worker died because of security issue. It's not only about the protection to workers, but also the air pollution and family separation, which are the cost of Chinese economic growth. At the same time, I agree with American workers' insistent of having an union to protect their basic rights, although I don't like some of them talking too much in the middle of work. Anyway, I appreciate this documentary because it shows that it is not a easy thing to move a factory from China( or other countries) to the US as Trump said.
totally agreed! When I was in New York, the nastiest job I can ever imagine is cleaning the subway tracks. While those workers all have masks, gargles, and protective suits. When I moved back to China, I saw delivery guys driving motorbikes so fast and dangerously just to deliver stuff on time, while none of them wearing a helmet. I saw those workers help me to renovate my old apartment cutting the titles and covering with the dust and not even wearing a simple mask or the carpenter or the painter, none of them wearing masks. I brought masks for them and ask them to put on and they just said they are not used to it and they don't want to wear masks. I felt so sorry for them that they don't even cherish their own lives. I would admit that the workers nowadays in China are getting paid better and better. For example, the house cleaning lady I order from an app can earn 10k rmb per month, while average college fresh graduates might make 8k per month (I live in SH). I think the workers are happy that through their hard work, they earn money and their living condition is getting better and although they work too much but they are happy to see they are making their family living better and better. Still I wish Chinese workers can learn from the American workers that learning how to protect themselves. Afterall if the one who works hard got injured or sick, the whole family will suffer because they lost a breadwinner!
Together we bargain divided we beg
A !!!!!
I hope that America and China will get closer.
I worked here at Fuyao Glass America this year. Great benefits but most definitely unsafe working conditions
I'm down in Hamilton thinking about making the commute. Was there mandatory overtime? Did you have to go thru a temp agency?
@@fishface6247 Watch the documentary and think about the future, or lack of, you'll have in a factory job.
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Fish Face I went directly through the fuyao job application on the website but I had used a friend as a referral and overtime is mandatory for many departments, you’ll most likely only get Sunday’s off. But they pay well. $$14 first shift, $15.30 for second and $15 third. After 3 months you get a raise And most shifts with be 12 hours only 8 if you’re in a good department such as lamination or ARG. Avoid tempering if you do go.
Go China?!? Ok. Nothing to joke about here
,,Yin and Yang" in the world. Gute Dokumentation , sehr ehrlich.
haha, you underderstand 'Yin and Yang'.
值得中美两国人共同观看的影片。
百度云有完整版
国人要看啥？为了理解为啥外国人都是废物么？
不要百度云（日常喷），B站就有，不过怂战不敢开评论区，去知乎感受一下人均985的分析（狗头）就行啦。
@@sisizhe2011 当然要看，我们不但要看，还要声援，毕竟这是战忽局奥观海同志的开山之所，组织认可
@@sisizhe2011 国人要反思！！台湾血汗企业的余毒污染了大陆企业，，很是不能理解，上海主板上市企业，老板首善曹德旺，占全球7成市场，在他们总部福建福清工厂！！你能看见血汗工厂，12小时工作，这月休息一两天，高强度工作，这样的血汗工厂对不起上海主板上市企业的身段！！
One of the moset unbiased documentary about China I've ever seen, some scenes were even beautified.
Also take me , a Chinese a tour to the 'rust area' with these footage.
Maybe I am already so called 'Middle Class', who only willing to go to cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, LA, SF, NYC.
Turns out I don't really know the America, neither China...
What a shame
Obama is behind this, funding it. What you expected? Some objective report?
@@jackripperchen4492 I'll be glad if you can point out some 'non-objective' thing in this doc.
@@iantian3863 Obviously you need to watch it again...
The world is really big and small at the same time
Everything is point to the politics, that 's the problem of America. Too much political correctness,only arguing, complaining but not hard work.
When American stop dreaming and hard working, maybe better life will come back.
Stop asking others to take a pill when you are sick.
I’m sure this is 100 percent accurate
Andrew Yang has never been more relevant
Obama inadvertently endorsed Yang.
MATH!
Not really. None of the workers at this factory had ANY experience making glass. They learned. When they get replaced with robots, they will learn something else.
@@S2Tubes Like what ? Anything that is repeated over and over or requires lower intelligence is almost guaranteed to be automated, its the question of which one first.
Like anything. Plenty of jobs are completely unnecessary, yet continue to exist. Yang's, and more to the point, UBI's existence is only relevant when unemployment gets too high. It's not even close to record levels, it's actually pretty low right now. If that ever changes, then Yang might be relevant, but in 2020? No.
Congratulations!!! Oscar!!!
Reminds me of the movie Gung Ho
Put oneself to the CEO's shoes, if you are losing 40 million USD in 10 months, you definitely needs to do something to make profit. Businese is not charity. If he keep losing money, he will close the factory and everyone got fired as well.
Achilles Armstrong so the prologue to the film is pretty depressing, apparently it was all for a tax break, the automated most of the factory anyway, and to top it all off, a worker was crushed to death under 2700 lbs of glass.
I think the main point of this movie is why American factories lose competitiveness if follow the past pattern, due to factories could guarantee both profit and salaries at the same time in the past.
Fuck the CEO, the only way profit is generated is by steeling labor from workers and giving it to the parasitic capitalist class.
How did he get out of communist China with all that cash ?
@@CapriceWalker I'm not an expert in politics,and I never paid much attention to it. But most of my friends think that we are in a period that we act like capitalism in most situations, to carry out the primitive accumulation of capital. We make money first, then we distribute property. China is not strong enough to enter the next period now, so, socialism, not communism yet.
The 1% just keep getting richer
Man, that's middle class paying job. They make like 25 an hour and they still crying for more.
@@ClintMcCaleb completely agree but the Govt has to step up and do something about people also living for decades on Welfare it is supposed to be temporary to give them the help to get a job and progress but some people are so relaxed and living on it they don't want to make changes and strive for more yet complain about cost of things
do you want your name replaced by a number ? do you want to get married at work ? do you want your kids to dance at a corporate event ? That's China
Nobody:
Me: Andrew yang 2020!!
Funny you should mention that. The film literally ends with machines displacing the workers.
@@ClanBez a dividend is not a freebie. All Americans are shareholders in the US economy. Are you saying that companies like Amazon should not be obliged to pay their fair share of taxes?
@@ClanBez I'm talking about Yang's "Freedom Dividend", and simply asking big tech to pay into the system from which they have obtained great benefit.
Gov't should not be involved in direct compensation by companies to consumers, except through the courts in serving justice for statutory or tort violations.
@@ClanBez really? What specific angles are you talking about? I saw Solis? You are acutely unaware of just how obtuse you sound.
@@ClanBez Ubi would be a such a boon to the economy thru consumer spending alone. It will spur capital investment and thus increase employment.
Inflation argument has been disproven by many economists, and changes in fed policy such as cutting back QE can fully address any inflation that occurs.
More money does not make people lazy. $12,000 of free money per year will not cause a person to quit their employment. It would barely cover rent or mortgage for the avg person. It is not enough to live on. Why is it that we never say: "this CEO should not get a $10mil raise - it'll cause laziness!"
Supervisor Curt (the Mandarin speaking yankee) really threw his lot under the bus. During his field trip to Fujian, he saw that the Chinese workers worked slavishly without question. They were made to line up before & after their shift like little children or perhaps as soldiers in the military. Curt said that his American colleagues were lazy for having a little chat whilst working (an obviously monotonous job). He jokingly said that he would put a duck tape on their mouth to make them more productive.
Even his Chinese counterpart seemed to disagree with him ...who perhaps understood the importance of unions, fair wages and work-life balance better than Curt.
While the Chinese workers are undoubtedly more efficient than American workers. What are the trade-offs?
The Chinese attitude to work would be admirable if you were an executive for the company with a decent pay. But as a factory worker on the floor, its just pure exploitation.
this is why china has had breakneck growth while america middle class is declining, the attitude is not taking things for granted on the chinese part
Ótimo documentário!!
That’s right wheaties - “W E E T E S” says the American. Lol 😂.
wrg, say any nmw and any s ok
Omg right, that was so embarrassing lmao
You pee sitting down
Worked in a glass manufacturing plant as an internship last summer. Great opportunity to see how brutal an plant jobs can become. I found that with the right management approach, it’s not hard to motivate employees or ensure quality work. Very interested to see this.
Brilliant docu. I particularly enjoyed the look on the Americans faces when they were visiting the factory in China and realised how far behind they actually were.
China is the one far behind like making people work 12 hour shifts, making them shift through glass without any protective gear, and no time off. Congratulations, you can make glass really fast at the cost of several lives. That's not progress.
@@luisniebla5517 i would agree with you if it wasn't for the fact that among others, American companies that are only too happy with a cheap and fast supply chain, do not ask or care about work conditions, as long as the costs stay low and the public image doesn't get hurt. Apple is a very good example for this.
From your comment I am assuming you would have an answer to why such rich companies are still building their products in China, instead of at home?
@@luisniebla5517 still, this doc made American workers look like spoiled brats
mvh808 , and the realization of how fat and slow they were.
No American would trade places to live in a dictatorship.
I'm really looking forward to this and I normally don't watch many Netflix docs
Saw this last night, a fair documentary on both sides, and yes, robots will eventually replace most of these workers.
This Chinese boss, after a few years investment in Dayton, actually regretted investing in Ohio. He was persuaded by then Governor John Kasich, so he overlooked several suicidal flaws. I think he lost nearly 50 million USD during this plant's first three or four years operation. He said to a Chinese media about a year ago: If he invests in Texas especially in South Texas like San Antonio or Corpus Christi, he may score a better return and he can build a much better relationship with American (latino) employees.
This is a show case and pilot scheme to promote the image of an open mind Chinese Employer. I am doubt only few exists in reality.
Also this Chinese Employer deserved respect because he is doing some physical production things and benefit local blue-collar class rather than doing some pure mathatical derivative in other people's soil!
@annon amous you are obsessed, get help.
Not all Latino workers are hard workers dude that's just a myth to not hire black people for jobs and regular Americans like whites
This JUST won an oscar. Cool!
Must be a proud feeling for everyone of those workers in it.
This reminds me of "Gung Ho".. . released back in 1986, and believe me.. . things have not changed that much.. . :o).. .
The head of Chinese workers’ union in this company in China is the brother-in-law of the chairman of the company.. yeah, I am sure his priorities are with the well being of the workers.. I guarantee he is just planted there by the chairman to control the workers.. trying to make the American to work the Chinese way to increase productivity is almost impossible. What is considered harsh working conditions and long working hours in America is considered awesome and easy in China and probably most of Asia.
A very good and informational movie. I would encourage anyone to watch it if they have the time or are interested. It actually kept me captivated and I did learn a lot more information that I had previously know. I would rate this movie a 9/10. It will give you mixed emotions through out the whole film... trust me. It is a good watch.
Should have opened the damn thing in Mexico, Mexicans can run that line at 9,000 a day.
and more efficiently without having to retrain or have flaws.. no one is perfect but damn are Americans lazy. And I say this being a supervisor under my father who was a manager for maintenance and cleaning. Americans just move half as fast as Mexicans.. what can you do.
no such thing as flaw or not
@@michaelsotomayor5001 Their laziness will eventually drag them down. They can now enjoy their cozy life cuz Murica No1,and their childrens will have to pay for that when they lose that status
Yeah cause they're to busy snorting fucking coke in the restrooms
Great point. And since it's so obvious, how come they didn't think of it? What is that they knew but you didn't? Or vice versa?
How about infrastructure? And the manufacturing ecosystem? These workers at least have industrial experience, can you get a group of workers with similar levels of experience? How about tariffs?
I believe the workers were interim solution to start with , they were there to tide things over until they can sort out the process to introduce automation (which is what did happen at the end)...
What camera is being used in this documentary? Anybody?
Wow. The Academy Award.
Of course an Academy Award; after all, Obama got a Nobel before he did any work on peace.