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Tough Times for Chinese Workers Too

by David Doorey February 20, 2009
written by David Doorey February 20, 2009

China and Chinese workers have benefited greatly from the newest wave of economic globalization, as manufacturing factories have been pumping out everything from dolls to DVD players for consumers around the world.  But the obvious downside of that story is that, when consumers stop buying, demand for those products dries up, and it is only a matter of time before that leads to mass downsizing of the labour force serving the export market.  This BBC story examines what is happening in the Chinese province of Guangdong, one of China’s leading manufacturing areas.  
The article notes that of approximately 10 million migrant workers  looking for work in Guangdong, 1 in 5 will struggle to find work during the current economic downturn.  Watch the video, its very interesting.

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Professor Doorey is an Associate Professor of Work Law and Industrial Relations at York University. He is Academic Director of Osgoode Hall Law School’s executive LLM Program in Labour and Employment Law and a Senior Research Associate at Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program. Professor Doorey is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B., Ph.D), London School of Economics (LLM Labour Law), and the University of Toronto (B.A., M.I.R.).

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