Red Chinese Pianos

[Richard Brekne]

As an American living outside the US, I can only say that rumours of how
horrible the rest of the world is are greatly overexagerated. And rumours
about how wonderful live is in the states are also over exagerated. Hey,
some places defininatly need a good deal more "working on" then others...
but its easy to get carried away.

I dont think the PTG has any "official" position to human rights.

joegum wrote:

> Hello.  If no one minds, I'd like to post a question to the list
> regarding pianos from the PRC.  One hears so many media reports of
> forced labor, political prisoners and other prisoners of conscience as a
> slave workforce, torture, forced abortions, persecution of Christian and
> other non-PC (Red Chinese-style) religious groups, the erasure of
> Tibetan culture, Catholic priests brutally beaten and detained for
> decades in total isolation, disregard for human life to the point of
> selling aborted babies as "health food,"  the now growing business of
> routine execution of young "criminals" to harvest and sell their
> internal organs to foreigners awaiting transplants, ad infinitum......
> This isn't an accusation, mind you, but just how are the workers in the
> PRC, Inc. piano factories treated?   I'd simply like some kind of
> confirmation that everything's OK with their treatment.  I'd like to
> know that if I bring up a warranty issue with a PRC piano, some poor,
> helpless soul (who may be a prisoner of conscience) on the other side of
> the world won't be executed or tortured if the mistake is traced back to
> him or her.  And also, those who supply the unfinished materials to the
> factories...how are their rights and dignity respected?   Are any of
> them forced labor?   Though I'm not a member, I am curious as to the
> PTG's position regarding human rights.

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no