i want to thank jill tucker for reminding me. she did a bit of analysis and i have been a superintendent for 16 years. i've spent seven 24 -- 70 24- hour days at school board meetings. think about that. that is a long time. no wonder i am retiring. no. the reality is when you look at the things we have been working on, how lucky could a guy like me be? he started school in thoss -- i started school in -- as a non-english speaker. it is great that the teachers in this district have stood up to be able to do that. what i am most proud of here is just think, we came here with a strategic plan. joyful learners. we talked about this -- what has to happen. we were blessed enough to have freedom fighters in this community, the parents, the teachers, the administrators, everybody. all our employees in the district standing united in saying equity means for everybody. everybody worked for five years to show that if you do not believe it can be done, then get the heck out of the way because it is being done regardless of how cheap sentimen

. >> reporter: jill tucker says cambodia does have a special competitive advantage since buyers want associated with ethical labor standards. tucker heads an agency supported by the u.n. and the us government that conducts factory inspections for compliance with the labor standards. >> in the olden days, that is, maybe ten years ago, it was more of a cat and mouse game than it is now. and the really smart producers i think realize that you need to treat your workers well to retain your workers and, and that it's just not worth it to, to not treat your workers well. >> reporter: she cites this factory, run by a taiwan based company called q.m.i., as an example. there's plenty of air and light and relatively good labor relations. all 10,000 of q.m.i.s workers are on permanent contracts and wages range from $90 to as high as $150 a month. it's well above the industry norm but still below what unions say is adequate, given the rising cost of living, especially food. but tucker says demands for more pay, however justified, are a tough sell given realities in the u.s., the biggest market.