Cheap Labor

Seventy-six-year-old Huang Xiuzhen picks tea leaves on a plantation at Anshun, in China's southern Guizhou Province, on Thursday. Villagers of all ages pick tea leaves on the government-owned plantation, earning 1 yuan (US$0.12) for every kilogram of leaves. While younger workers can pick up to 30kg per day, Huang averages just two or three.Jul 09, 2005

PHOTO: AP