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Chinese Businesses Face Increasing Pressure in Zambia under Sata

After Michael Sata, an outspoken critic of labor abuses by Chinese mine owners, won the election in Zambia, Chinese mine owners immediately gave significant raises to their workers. Yet now, workers at one mine say an announced 100% pay raise has not materialized, and they have gone on strike. From Reuters:“The workers have again gone on strike. They were promised a pay rise of 2 million Zambian