Difference between revisions of "Increasing Risk of Labour Strikes in China"

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==Description:==
==Description:==
China is doing a fast growth with opening the door, extending international  
China is doing a fast growth with opening the door, extending international  
trade and cooperation, and introducing a foreign fund and advanced  
trade and cooperation, .<br> and introducing a foreign fund and advanced  
technology. .<br>
technology. .<br>
As China will grow like this speed, the Gap between the poor  
As China will grow like this speed, the Gap between the poor  
and rich is getting bigger. It already reached a dangerous level, and can
and rich is getting bigger. <br> It already reached a dangerous level, and can
trigger a social anxiety. .<br>
trigger a social anxiety. <br>
Workers will go on a strike to improve their wage  
Workers will go on a strike to improve their wage  
and well-being.<br>
and well-being.<br>
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==Enablers:==
==Enablers:==
Extend organizations of unions.
Extend organizations of unions.<br>
Learn advanced union cultures due to increasing investment by foreign  
Learn advanced union cultures due to increasing investment by foreign  
companies.<br>
companies.<br>
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==Inhibitors:==
==Inhibitors:==
Easily lay off workers, especially workers who can stir up a strike.
Easily lay off workers, especially workers who can stir up a strike.<br>
Huge workforce to be supplemented from rural communities.<br>
Huge workforce to be supplemented from rural communities.<br>


==Paradigms:==
==Paradigms:==

Revision as of 11:14, 17 November 2005

Description:

China is doing a fast growth with opening the door, extending international trade and cooperation, .
and introducing a foreign fund and advanced technology. .
As China will grow like this speed, the Gap between the poor and rich is getting bigger.
It already reached a dangerous level, and can trigger a social anxiety.
Workers will go on a strike to improve their wage and well-being.


Enablers:

Extend organizations of unions.
Learn advanced union cultures due to increasing investment by foreign companies.


Inhibitors:

Easily lay off workers, especially workers who can stir up a strike.
Huge workforce to be supplemented from rural communities.

Paradigms:

1) Adopted the policy of reform and opening to the outside world.
2) The country's per capita GDP has increased by five times.

Experts:

http://www.mof.gov.cn/index.htm
http://www.mof.gov.cn/english/english.htm

Timing:

The 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing

Web Resources:

htty://www.commondreams.org
Htty://www.washingtonpost.com