The Labor Movement in China
Please read the four short articles on labor in China and watch the video on Apple’s production
facility in China before answering the following questions:
1. Despite the current push in labor activism, do you believe that the Chinese government is
really open to the criticisms of worker’s rights or do you believe that they would continue
to restrict the flow of information and Internet and disrupt the labor movement?
2. Manufacturers are leaving China since the workforce turnover rates are high and wage rates
are beginning to climb. What can the factories in China do to achieve greater workplace
retention and increase employee job satisfaction? How can they compete with countries
like Viet Nam?
"Factory: Inside Apple’s Chinese Factory"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqL2nS6GljY
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Four short articles on the Chinese labor movement:
"The Rise of the Chinese Workers Movement"
"Using Propaganda to Stop China’s Strikes"
"Why Factories are Leaving China"
"Is the Right to Strike Coming to China?"
