This is a good, balanced story. The writer appears to tread a middle line. The information is anecdotal but in the end confirms what most of us already know instinctively, even if we don't admit it.

It's good in that it brings some personal experience to a story that's been around before and seems to be repeated as everyone goes shopping for bargains. It also provides some useful advice on what consumers can do to check on various companies. But try reading a history of American industrialization - the issues and conditions will sound extremely familiar! They didn't improve much until the New Deal gave labor unions a break; they seem to be 'disimproving' steadily in the last decades. So maybe the real question is why every industrializing country seems to follow the same path.

Considers most sides of a multifactorial issue.

This article has considerable journalistic merit. It describes the author's personal experiences as well as some of the general information about factory standards as applied by large companies. A disadvantage is that it focuses almost entirely on China. However good context is provided for understanding the situation beyond that country.