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Who runs this, he says the transformation into a sweat-free label is good for workers but it is hard to say whether it will be good for business. >> it is only one aspect. >> reporter: the real test will come when preferential treatment ends and the consumers in the u.s. are asked to pay more for the lesotho label. for now, though, its uncertain how much longer these factory workers in a small corner of africa can remain at the crossroads of the global economy. cnn, lesotho. now, the reserve b...

Is a down payment on more that they are going to do, and republicans today in a very vague way promising that they are going to tackle entitlements, but we didnt get specifics, randi. >> all right, brianna, thanks. next on "reporter roulette" alison kosik in new york at the stock exchange. good news for some autoworkers today. >> oh, yeah, randi, the bonus res back at general motors, talking about $4,000 each for factory workers who work there. its actually the most ever paid to blue collar empl...

Cant survive unless he gets an extra $20 to put a stamp on your document, they are angry with the system that has let this survive and let this culture become so pervasive over the last several decades. when we were out yesterday on the streets, we saw factory workers coming out, they had grievances with pbosses, anger that the factory will only hire relatives and other people who are associated with the ruling political party. if you notice one of the first things that got attacks and set on fi...

And factory workers already on strike. doctors in there too, providing new momentum to anti-government protests. its now day 17. ron allen is live in cairo with more. all of this may culminate with a big one tomorrow, ron, right? >> yes, chuck, thats the plan. fridays, tuesdays are the big days"á$u$e marchers have planned. theres every indication theyre trying to gather momentum for another big turnout tomorrow. today we saw a huge group of lawyers and juryists marching through the streets hea...

Factory workers got busted on camera drinking beer and smoking dope on their union lunch breaks? >> hate to be a buzz kill but shouldnt you guys be building cars? dont you guys work out at the chrysler factory? you know, the government spent a lot of money bailing you guys out. >> yep. three other workers at the same plant apparently didnt see this video or get the memo. they were arrested, police busted them going back to work after visiting a drug den. one guy reportedly got caught stocking hi...

They think that what happened in tunisia has really spurred people on and this situation has moved far swifter than anyone ever thought that would be the case. but you know what, the issues are the same. people have been frustrated with president move bubaraks rule. about 40% live below the poverty line. when you look at the pictures of the people on the streets, its important that you can see, its a secular group there. youve got muslims. youve got christians. youve got rich people. youve got b...

>> reporter: the protests drew egyptians from across the social spectrum. muslims and christians, men and women, students, factory workers and business men. but the countrys biggest opposition bloc, the muslim brotherhood, was conspicuous by its relative absence. this woman joined in with her two baseballs because in her words -- the egyptian government left no future for our children. its all corruption, she tells me. every government institution is full of corruption. the air we breathe is ful...

India who will do similar jobs for a fraction of the cost. some economists say structural changes such as advances in technology are having a bigger impact. >> even if youre a small business doing well today you have at your fingertips technologies that make it less meaningful for to you hire an additional worker. you can use paychecks for your payroll, you can use intuit and quicken for accounting and those are the things you would have hired an administrative assistant for five and ten years a...

Have at your fingertips technologies that actually make it less meaningful for you to hire an additional worker. you can use paychecks for your payroll. use intuit and quicken for your payroll and accounting. we are using technology more and more to become more efficient. and one of the down sides of that is that its eliminating the need for certain types of jobs. among the hardest-hit, factory workers, since the late 1970s, the u.s. has lost more than 7.5 million manufacturing jobs. but not e...

If were serious about fighting for american jobs and american businesses, one of the most important things we can do is open up more markets to american goods around the world. >> it was the same message yesterday when the president met with factory workers in upstate new york. good saturday morning to you, mike. >> good morning, alex. >> something of a transition here. can you tell us whats going on? >> you can draw a line between the first two years and the next two years. theres an even shift...