Last week Chinese workers came third place in Time Magazine's annual People of the Year awards, just behind runner up General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan and Man of the Year, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for his work in stabilizing America's economy.

Chinese workers were picked for the contribution made by tens of millions of unheralded people in powering China as the world's fastest-growing economy. In today's Straight from the Street we asked people here if they think Chinese worker's deserve the award.