Tag: Labor unrest

Chinese Manufacturing Feels Brunt of Global Slowdown

Amid the manufacturing slowdown and decrease in demand for Chinese goods abroad, factories in Guangdong have experienced a recent wave of labor strikes. The strikes recall the labor unrest last year which was primarily due to poor working conditions and mistreatment of workers. The Sydney Morning Herald reports: Thousands of workers clashed with police on Thursday at a footwear factory in the city

November 27, 2011 3:26 PM

Foxconn Plant Open, But Broader Issues Persist

Foxconn’s Taiyuan plant reopened on Tuesday morning after closing due to a worker riot, and the company expects lit

September 25, 2012 10:08 PM

Washington Post: Mr. Wen Confesses

The Washington Post published an editorial commenting on recent comments by Premier Wen Jiabao about why the government w

October 9, 2010 10:19 PM

In China, Labor Disputes Overwhelming Courts

The New York Times covers a China Daily report on the growing number of labor disputes in China’s courts: China Da

September 15, 2010 12:34 PM

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