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Fears grow over China labour unrest Von Justine Lau und Patti Waldmeir (FT). Bilinguale Version hier.
‘NEW FORM OF STRIKE’ CAUSES DILEMMA FOR BEIJING LEADERS 罢工给北京带来政治两难 Von Geoff Dyer (ftchinese.com).
Foxconn stops payments to suicide workers’ families (Yahoo/AFP). Vgl. Foxconn zahlt Hinterbliebenen nichts mehr (FR).
Von Ivan Broadhead. Quelle: VOA.
Von David Barboza und Hiroko Tabuchi. Quelle: NYT.
CHINA: SHOWING THE STRAIN 富士康:中国制造业的奇迹与血泪 Von Kathrin Hille (ftchinese.com). Update: China suicides raise workers’ rights issues Von Kathy Chu. Quelle: USA Today. Ferner: iPad-Zulieferer Foxconn erhöht Löhne drastisch (FTD). Update: Foxconn Increases Size of Raise in Chinese Factories Von David Barboza (NYT).
ENDING LOW PAY SET TO EMPOWER CONSUMERS AND BOOST ECONOM 中国加薪趋势有望持续多年 “… ‘Chinese consumers are beginning to consume’ …” Von Geoff Dyer (ftchinese.com).
Von Tom Mitchell. Quelle: ftchinese.com. Update: Change is finally afoot for China’s workers Von David Pilling (FT). ferner: Warum Chinas Billiglohnarbeiter aufbegehren
Von Johnny Erling (Welt).
“… More than 10,000 men in East China’s Jiangsu province have reportedly applied for a five-year training program to teach in preschools …” Quelle: People’s Daily Online/China Daily.
… for employee at logistics company “… they do not have weekends and holidays … this job uses up all my energy …” (Global Times).
“… ‘The 80s and 90s generation workers need more care and respect and need to be motivated to work with enthusiasm’ said Guangdong party chief Wang Yang …” Von Elaine Kurtenbach. Quelle: Bloomberg-Businessweek.
“In … Guangdong Province, where many migrant workers are involved in
the labor-intensive processing trade businesses, an employer can save as much as 6,000 yuan a year by hiring a migrant worker but not paying for his social insurance …” Von Cong Mu. Quelle: Global Times.
Add another entry to the list of worries for the global economy and financial markets: labor unrest in China. Von Keith Bradsher. Quelle: NYT. Update: Honda Offers Strikers in China 24% Pay Boost (WSJ).
THE DARK SIDE OF CHINA’S ENDURING DREAM “中国梦”的阴暗面 Von David Pilling (ftchinese.com). Update: Foxconn suicides: ‘Workers feel quite lonely’ (BBC).
Foreign residents included in sixth national census survey (Shanghai Daily)
Another day, another death at Foxconn “… Foxconn said it has been installing safety nets, covering 1.5 million square meters …” (Global Times). Vgl. 富士康员工坠楼事件增至12起 (Caijing). Update: Zwölfter Selbstmord bei chinesischem Apple-Zulieferer Elektronikgruppe Foxconn wird der Probleme nicht Herr – Experten rätseln über die UrsachenVon Johnny Erling (Welt).
” China’s Gini Coefficient … has exceeded 0.5 … The warning threshold, as commonly recognized by the international community, of the Gini Coefficient is 0.4 …” Von Guo Qiang. Quelle: Global Times.