Wie fair produziert der WM-Ausrüster Adidas?
Saturday, 12.6.2010Nachtrag. Adidas verstößt gegen seine Standards (taz)
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Widespread and co-ordinated
Friday, 11.6.2010Fears grow over China labour unrest Von Justine Lau und Patti Waldmeir (FT). Bilinguale Version hier.
A new form of strike – a very symbolic event
Thursday, 10.6.2010‘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).
Some of the workers might have killed themselves to trigger the payment
Thursday, 10.6.2010Foxconn stops payments to suicide workers’ families (Yahoo/AFP). Vgl. Foxconn zahlt Hinterbliebenen nichts mehr (FR).
Analysts: Salary Increases May Not Ease Southern China’s Labor Woes
Wednesday, 9.6.2010Von Ivan Broadhead. Quelle: VOA.
With Strikes, China’s Workers Seem to Gain Power
Wednesday, 9.6.2010Von David Barboza und Hiroko Tabuchi. Quelle: NYT.
Wirtschaftswunder, Blut und Tränen (aktualisiert)
Monday, 7.6.2010CHINA: 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).
It feels like the end of an era
Friday, 4.6.2010ENDING 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).
HONDA PLANT STALLED DESPITE WAGE OFFER 劳资纠纷未解 本田中国继续停产 (aktualisiert)
Thursday, 3.6.2010Von 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).
It will soon rain men at kindergartens
Wednesday, 2.6.2010“… 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.
Hardship and dreams …
Tuesday, 1.6.2010… for employee at logistics company “… they do not have weekends and holidays … this job uses up all my energy …” (Global Times).
China’s shift away from cheap labor hard on all
Tuesday, 1.6.2010“… ‘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.
Experts call for affirmative action for farmers as wealth gap widens
Tuesday, 1.6.2010“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.
Unrest May Signal New Phase in China Economy (aktualisiert)
Tuesday, 1.6.2010Add 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).
Having the time of their life (aktualisiert)
Monday, 31.5.2010THE 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).
Survey each natural person
Saturday, 29.5.2010Foreign residents included in sixth national census survey (Shanghai Daily)
Foxconn spannt Netze (aktualisiert)
Friday, 28.5.2010Another 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).
Income gap rings alarm
Thursday, 27.5.2010” 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.
