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In Chinese Factories, Lost Fingers and Low Pay
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Labor conditions in Chinese factories that supply Walmart, Disney, Dell and other companies and in China's manufacturing in general.
Wal-Mart policies and practices.
12/29/2006
Grouped Articles
Walmart Adjusts the Thermostat to Warm Worker Relations
New York Times 06/03/2015
Wall Street Journal 12/29/2006
A Globalization Winner Joins in Trade Backlash
Wall Street Journal 11/21/2007
In Chinese Factories, Lost Fingers and Low Pay
New York Times 01/05/2008
Toxic Factories Take Toll On China's Labor Force
Wall Street Journal 01/15/2008
China's Export Machine Threatened by Rising Costs
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2008
Labor unrest in China
01/05/2008
Grouped Articles
China Factories Try Karaoke, Speed Dating to Keep Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
Hon Hai to Add Robotics in China
Wall Street Journal 08/03/2011
Factory Riot Spotlights Breaking Point in China
Wall Street Journal 09/26/2012
China's Laborers Lingering in Cities
Wall Street Journal 12/30/2012
In Chinese Factories, Lost Fingers and Low Pay
New York Times 01/05/2008
Foxconn: How to Beat the High Cost of Happy Workers
BusinessWeek 05/05/2011
Changes in China's factories in 2010-2013. Changing manufacturing.
01/05/2008
Conditions at Hon Hai and a strike at Honda are part of a changing picture of worker dissatisfaction with wages and discipline at Chinese factories. The period of low prices and worker discipline of the kind that prevailed for several decades of industrialization appears to be closing. The Chinese government is also having second thoughts as America and Europe are no longer the growing markets they used to be, and as it weighs a policy shift to domestic consumption.
Grouped Articles
China: A Billion Strong but Short on Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/02/2013
China Manufacturers Survive by Moving to Asian Neighbors
Wall Street Journal 05/02/2013
China Factories Try Karaoke, Speed Dating to Keep Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
Strains Show in China's Job Market
Wall Street Journal 06/11/2013
Wall Street Journal 12/21/2011
Unrest May Signal New Phase in China Economy
New York Times 05/29/2010
China wage increases and government policy to promote domestic consumption.
01/05/2008
Wage increases of 20% at Hon Hai and upto 100% at Honda factories in China from wages that were kept low for the export market, are now the trend in China. The government policy is shifting to encourage such wage increases to promote domestic consumption and reduce an overreliance on export markets for growth. This is happening just as trade tensions are increasing with the USA.
Grouped Articles
Beijing Signals a Shift on Economic Policy
New York Times 05/24/2013
Honda's Long-Haul Dilemma in China
Wall Street Journal 06/24/2010
Interview With Japan Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada
Wall Street Journal 09/02/2010
Yuan's Rise Hurts China's Exporters
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2014
China Will Keep Growing. Just Ask the Soviets.
New York Times 10/24/2014
Adidos and Hotwind? In China, Brands Evoke Foreign Names, Even if They’re Gibberish
New York Times 12/26/2014
China's migrant workers.
01/05/2008
The situation for migrant workers before and after the crisis, and after stimulus efforts.
Grouped Articles
China: A Billion Strong but Short on Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/02/2013
China Factories Try Karaoke, Speed Dating to Keep Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
The Demanding Off-Hour Escapes of Chinaâs High-Tech Workers
New York Times 07/16/2013
Why Apple and Others Are Nervous About Foxconn
BusinessWeek 06/03/2010
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2010
In China, Unlikely Labor Leader Just Wanted a Middle-Class Life
New York Times 06/13/2010
The situation in Guangdong province, Shenzen and other export focussed regions in China- 2008-2014
01/05/2008
The rise of a manufacturing sector based on low wages, migrant workers, lax pollution controls, and export demand, is hit by the decline in demand from the U.S. and Europe with slow economic growth and deficits, worker discontent and rising wages, and stricter environmental enforcement. Growth in the manufacturing secotr in Guangndong provice is estimated at 3.5% for 2012, half the overall growth rate in the province and many manufacturers from Taiwan are closing down older plants that can't compete. Experts in China call for a new type of industrialization baded on technology, R&D and worker training that can compete in the new situation of a resurgence of manufacturing industry in the U.S. and Europe.
Grouped Articles
China: A Billion Strong but Short on Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/02/2013
China Manufacturers Survive by Moving to Asian Neighbors
Wall Street Journal 05/02/2013
China Factories Try Karaoke, Speed Dating to Keep Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
Hon Hai to Add Robotics in China
Wall Street Journal 08/03/2011
Strains Show in China's Job Market
Wall Street Journal 06/11/2013
Unrest May Signal New Phase in China Economy
New York Times 05/29/2010
The Fair Labor Association and the audits of Apple supplier Foxconn's factories in China
01/05/2008
Grouped Articles
China Factories Try Karaoke, Speed Dating to Keep Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
Hon Hai to Add Robotics in China
Wall Street Journal 08/03/2011
The Demanding Off-Hour Escapes of Chinaâs High-Tech Workers
New York Times 07/16/2013
The Rise of a Chinese Worker's Movement
BusinessWeek 06/10/2010
Why Apple and Others Are Nervous About Foxconn
BusinessWeek 06/03/2010
Experts Say Audit of Apple Supplier Foxconn Was Thorough
New York Times 03/30/2012
Changes in China's export driven economy
11/08/2007
China's policymakers are shifting the economy from a manufacturer of low cost goods by increasing worker protections, wages and environmental controls towards more innovation and technology added product which are made respecting workers and the environment. Inflation and the stronger yuan are speeding up this shift.
Grouped Articles
China Manufacturers Survive by Moving to Asian Neighbors
Wall Street Journal 05/02/2013
China Factories Try Karaoke, Speed Dating to Keep Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2010
How China Lost Its Mojo: One Town's Story
Wall Street Journal 09/16/2013
Robots May Revolutionize China's Electronics Manufacturing
Wall Street Journal 09/24/2013
Yuan's Rise Hurts China's Exporters
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2014
Wages in emerging markets such as China, Malaysia, Indonesia, after worker unrest- 2010-2014
01/05/2008
Grouped Articles
China Manufacturers Survive by Moving to Asian Neighbors
Wall Street Journal 05/02/2013
China Factories Try Karaoke, Speed Dating to Keep Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
Apparel Retailers Confront Tough Options
Wall Street Journal 05/08/2013
The Demanding Off-Hour Escapes of Chinaâs High-Tech Workers
New York Times 07/16/2013
Unrest May Signal New Phase in China Economy
New York Times 05/29/2010
Wall Street Journal 05/29/2010
Worker conditions at factories of suppliers in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, China and other developing countries
01/05/2008
Grouped Articles
Some Retailers Rethink Their Role in Bangladesh
New York Times 05/01/2013
Bangladesh Buries Dead Amid Protest
Wall Street Journal 05/01/2013
China Factories Try Karaoke, Speed Dating to Keep Workers
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
Apparel Retailers Confront Tough Options
Wall Street Journal 05/08/2013
Hon Hai to Add Robotics in China
Wall Street Journal 08/03/2011
The Rise of a Chinese Worker's Movement
BusinessWeek 06/10/2010
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