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The Dalian Labor Camp Exploits Forced Labor to Earn More than 1,500,000 Yuan a Year (Clearwisdom.net) As of 2001, the Dalian Forced Labor Camp, Liaoning
Province started to demand more labor from its detainees in order to increase
production. The camp persecuted Falun Gong practitioners by overloading them
with work and exploiting their labor. Practitioners were forced to work 14-15
hours a day or even longer. They were often punished physically and had to work
overtime. Practitioners slept no more than 6 hours every day, and many of them
slept as few as 2-3 hours. There were a lot of unwritten rules imposed on practitioners while performing
forced labor. For example, practitioners could not talk, nor could they move
their lips, close their eyes, cross their legs, or even have their legs touching
each other when sitting. They were rarely allowed to use the bathroom during
their labor and they had no more than 10 minutes to use the facilities, once in
the morning and once in the afternoon. If they had an urgent need to use the
bathroom, it had to be authorized by the room leader, the team leader, and the
Captain. There was no time allowed for bowel movements, which was said to be
"too time consuming." Practitioners had to wait until bedtime. As a
result, many people developed constipation, hemorrhoids and were in great pain. Falun Gong practitioners in the Dalian Forced Labor Camp had to work from 5
a.m. until 10 or 11 p.m. It was not unusual for them to work overtime until
midnight or 2 a.m. the following morning, which became a daily routine. They had
less than two hours a day to eat all three meals. On one occasion, the police
intensified the persecution and would not allow the practitioners to go to sleep
at night, even after they finished their work. The police demanded that
practitioners who refused to compromise their belief and renounce Falun Dafa had
to memorize the regulations of the labor camp. If the practitioners refused to
do so, they would be forced to stand until the following morning, and then they
still had to go to work that day. The female practitioners worked in the lobby on the first floor. The lobby
was transformed into a closed room with only one door for ventilation and
airflow. During the summer, the room was hot and often crowded with people, and
many practitioners fainted. Sometimes there were many incidents of fainting in
any given day. Having to sit for long periods of time without moving, many
people ended up having back pain and swollen feet. Even after developing these
problems, they were still not allowed to rest. One Dafa practitioner, Ms. Yu
Shoufen, was in the labor camp for three years and became extremely weak because
of the excessive forced labor and malnutrition. She lost the feeling in both
legs, and now has to walk by pushing her arms against the walls, dragging both
her legs. She still is forced to work every day, even under this condition. At the beginning, the police would give those practitioners who compromised
under pressure and gave up their belief, proper rest when they did not feel
well. The determined practitioners would not receive such any such
"bonus." However, in order to make more money, the police have
canceled this bonus and do not even give any sick practitioners time off. Every
day, there was a certain quota of work needing to be done. If it could not be
finished that day, everyone in the room would have to work overtime. A simple calculation can show how much money the forced labor camp makes out
of the labor of its prisoners (both practitioners and non-practitioners). Take
the job of sorting beans for example: One practitioner needs to sort 5 bags of
beans each day, which can sell for 25 yuan (lowest average number). There were
56 people in a team and a total of 3 teams, (25 yuan/person) x (56 people/team)
x (3 teams) = 4,200 yuan. Supposing there are 30 days in a month, the net
production value was 126,000 yuan a month, amounting to 1.5 million yuan a year
(lowest average value). [Note: 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly
salary of an urban worker in China.] The following list is evidence of how the Dalian Forced Labor Camp persecuted
Falun Gong practitioners and exploited their labor to make money. Year Products Work description Sales area 2001 Embroidery Clean and close the ends of bed covers,
pillowcases, and tablecloths and put embroidery on them. Unknown 2001 Dried flowers Use spices to apply scent to dried flowers
and then color and decorate them. Korea 2001 Cell phone covers Weave covers with cotton and silk threads,
then color them with pink, light blue, light grey and green. Korea 2001 Hats Use colorful threads and process them into
"Beilei hats". Korea 2002 Beans Packaging has "made in China" on
it in Japanese, Korean and English. They will be exported to Korea, Japan,
U.S. 2002 Tied kelp Cut kelp into 12cm-wide belts and tie them
into knots. (This product has large sales.) Taiwan 2002 Dried vegetables (Qundai) Tear them into strips and sort into
different qualities. Korea, Japan, Taiwan 2002 Plastic flowers and fruit All kinds of plastic flowers, flower-shaped
buttons and fruit-shaped decorations are put together with silver or
copper wire and packaged in labeled bags or boxes. The price tags are in
the currency of Euros. It was said that these products are used in
European countries for ceremonies in graveyards. The glue used in these
products is poisonous; many people have vomited and could not eat because
of the glue. European countries 2002 Cotton balls These were packed into two sizes of bags
and sent back to the factory for second packaging. Unknown 2002 Chopsticks This is done for a chopstick factory in the
Dalian Ganjingzi Area owned by a Japanese businessman. The factory has
been running for years and makes different quality chopsticks. The only
hygienic criterion is not letting hair fall into the bags. Some
non-practitioners with venereal diseases are also forced to do this job
and they often use chopsticks to scratch themselves where they itch. Japan 2002 Ice cream sticks Ordinary prisoners use machines to make
them and pack them. Africa 2002 Coffee stirring sticks Ordinary prisoners use machines to make
them and pack them. 2002 Wool coats The coats are double layered and made in a
factory that specifically makes clothes to be exported. They have Korean
and Japanese labels. Korea and Japan 2002 Sewing buttons Sew buttons on pajamas and clothes for
nursing mothers. Japan Posting date: 1/27/2004
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