From Knight-Ridder, via the Miami Herald:
Tang Jianliang, a 34-year-old migrant worker, stood forlornly on a sidewalk outside the construction site where he works in this booming southern city. Cement dust coated his old clothing.
“I haven’t been paid in four months,” Tang said.
He’s not alone. China estimates that millions of migrant workers are owed more than $12 billion in back wages. Simply put, their bosses are cheating them.
A recent survey ordered by the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislative body, found that 7.8 percent of the workers at the 2,000 companies surveyed were owed back pay averaging 2,184 yuan ($273) per person, or more than 3 months’ wages.
