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alp227 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-11-11 11:39 AM
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China's new-generation workforce 'staging more strikes'
Source: BBC

China's new-generation workforce is increasingly staging strikes to improve labour conditions, according to a report by a research group.

Labour unrest and strikes are becoming more frequent among tens of millions of workers in China's giant manufacturing and export industries.

The report, by the China Labour Bulletin, says the workers are using new technology to organise protests.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15258905





Younger workers in China are increasingly demanding better labour conditions, the report said. (AFP)
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