The spotlight has been turned on China’s labor practices. A recent report by an international alliance of trade unions and nongovernmental organizations has accused four manufacturers of Beijing Olympics products of engaging in unfair labor practices, namely, using underage workers and underpaid workers, and providing poor working conditions.
The spotlight has been turned on China’s labor practices. A recent report by an international alliance of trade unions and nongovernmental organizations has accused four manufacturers of Beijing Olympics products of engaging in unfair labor practices, namely, using underage workers and underpaid workers, and providing poor working conditions. The report was followed by news coverage of the rescue of slave workers in brick kilns and mines in Henan and Shanxi provinces. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (SCNPC) is slated to review the nation’s most recent version of the PRC Labor Contract Law from June 24—29. The increased media attention may be sufficient to push the hand of lawmakers in Beijing.
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