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Technology Aiding Labor in China (Updated)

In the New York Times, David Barboza and Keith Bradsher write about the role of technology in the Honda Lock factory strike: It is labor revolt by text message and video upload, underwritten by the Chinese government. On Wednesday, a look at photographs on the Internet that were taken by workers at Honda Lock in Zhongshan during a strike. The 1,700 workers who went on strike at the Honda Lock auto