65 Cents an Hour – A special report.; Week in Sweatshop Reveals Grim Conspiracy of the Poor - The New York Times (1995):

She responded with a tirade in rapid Chinese: people said they wanted jobs, but really wanted only to steal her equipment – bobbins, bobbin cases, thread. It was hard to find people who wanted to work hard these days! And without missing a beat, she asked: “Do you know how to use a sewing machine?”