The most common words are printed on clothing labels or on the back of most packages: "Made in China". Large companies like Apple or Microsoft continue to outsource most of their overseas manufacturing to subcontractors in China. There have been various stories and rumors of Chinese workers being exploited by their wealthy factory owners and supervisors. It may seem that working conditions are improving in China, but most people are unable to see what is happening abroad. There are dangerous conditions as well as deaths and suicides in the sweatshops that produce goods for these large companies, particularly Apple, Microsoft, Dell, and Nike. These multinationals are motivated to make large profits by taking advantage of China's lack of effective enforcement of labor laws. China's history of factories and sweatshops grew due to economic motivations and government conditions. Multinational corporations like Apple or Microsoft are “large companies that sell goods and services around the world” (O'Sullivan 456). To maximize profits, these companies must find ways to save money and reduce production costs. All of this is done to provide the most affordable prices enjoyed by American consumers. Asian subcontractors do not provide their workers with the benefits and wages found in the United States. In China, wages are much lower, labor movements are repressed, and labor laws are not effectively enforced (“Working Conditions”). Many Chinese workers don't even know about unions or collective bargaining, which is a tool that workers have been able to take advantage of in America. By outsourcing production overseas, these companies seek to take advantage of cheap labor in China, a paper hub with workers threatening mass suicide. " CNET News. CBS Interactive, January 12, 2012. Web. May 2, 2012. .Reisinger, Don. "Watchdog group: Foxconn hid young workers before inspection." CNET News, February 22, 2012. Web. May 2, 2012 Working hours, employees ask why." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, March 30, 2012. Web. May 2, 2012. ."Working Conditions in Sports Shoe Factories in China: Making Shoes for Nike and Reebok." Corp Watch. 1 September 1997. Web. 01 May 2012. .