From Guardian Unlimited: “All is not well in the real Toyland. Last month, thousands of workers went on strike. Millions more are seeking alternative employment. The running costs of Christmas are going through the roof. And ferocious haggling over prices is pushing toymakers out of business in record numbers.
That, at least, is one interpretation of recent trends in the workshop of the world: Guangdong province in southern China, where labour – until recently thought to be docile in nature and unlimited in supply – is either drying up or squaring up to some of the most exploitative management practices in industrial history.”
