Kiran Kumari sits behind her Brother sewing machine on a vast factory floor, dressed in a purple and gold sari and flanked by dozens of fellow clothes stitchers. With a deft sweep of her arm, she picks up a piece of cloth from the bundle next to her, places a white panel on top and feeds them both quickly under the needle. It is just one of about 400 collars Mrs Kumari will sew on to Ralph Lauren tops during her eight-hour shift, each one taking a few minutes to complete and all done for about $100 a month.
在一个庞大的工厂车间,基兰•库马里(Kiran Kumari)穿着紫色和金色的沙丽、坐在兄弟牌(Brother)缝纫机前,周围坐着数十名制衣工同事。她娴熟地一挥手臂,从身旁的一捆布料中拿起一块布,在上面放上一块白色饰片,在机针下快速操作着。这只是库马里在8小时工作时间里为拉夫•劳伦(Polo Ralph Lauren)上衣缝制的约400个衣领中的一个,完成一个衣领需要几分钟,而库马里每个月的工资约100美元。