Fuyao Glass America — Local services in Moraine

I recently watched a documentary filmed inside this factory — and while it was made years ago, the mentality and values it revealed are hard to forget.

From the start, workers were stripped of basic dignity. Breakrooms were taken away to make room for more production. Microwaves sat broken for weeks. One young woman cried after being pushed to move heavy materials alone. When she asked for help, she was told she was “also wrong.” In what world is asking for help a mistake?

Injuries stacked up — over a dozen in a short time — and the response wasn’t better safety protocols, it was a forced anti-union meeting, followed the very next day by a $2/hour raise for “everyone in the room.” That’s not generosity. That’s bribery.

Management constantly demeaned American workers — calling them lazy, chatty, too confident. One supervisor joked he’d duct-tape their mouths if he could. An executive compared American workers to donkeys, saying they “like being touched the direction their hair grows.” They claimed Americans “love being flattered to death,” as if asking not to be injured at work is some kind of vanity.

Another worker was told he should feel lucky to work two jobs — while Chinese workers “only” work one. But needing two jobs to survive isn’t strength — it’s a broken system.

And at the end? The CEO says Americans “think life is for enjoyment,” but in China “life is for work.” He asks:

“Can we use the American love of life… to make them work harder?”

No. You can’t. You shouldn’t even try. Workers aren’t tools. They’re human beings. And if this company built its success off the backs of people it dehumanizes and insults — then every pane of glass carries a cost that isn’t visible on paper.

This film may be old. But if the culture hasn’t changed, the wounds...

I gotta say i didn't appreciate their union busting tatics and fear campaign. Hiring consultants to scare them into not voting. Thats not the American way. But the American way has become the Corporation first, profits over people. Profits are important, yes, they allow a company to grow and reinvest. Unfortunately i believe the only reason they came to America is to avoid paying tariffs and shipping costs since most foreign car companies now have plants in the states. But invest your profits into a living wage cause 14 an hr isn't enough to match inflation. Also nice factory state of the art....

come here after watching Netflix.

to people who are only here to share their hatred- bear in mind that thousands of families' livelihoods are depending on this factory, so before you leave nasty comments purely based on the "facts" from netflix, which BTW, is obviously bias against the Chinese investor; or you just have opinions towards the communist/asian style of doing things---think to yourself how it would be for you and your family, if someone takes the only job you can get from you.

Be kind for the sake of the workers in that company, they...