Young Workers (aged 16-25) currently form nearly half of the workforce in the electronics manufacturing industry...Just as relevant, is the growing reliance of factories on student workers (58% of surveyed factories currently hire student workers)...Close to 825 workers and 44 managers from 24 electronic factories across China participated in the research...The results...help to highlight an important gap regarding: Insufficient protection of youngest workers (16-20), relying on labor agents and intermediaries for job introduction process...Beyond wages, little or no attention is paid to workers integration or sense of belonging to workplace... 70% of factory management respondents currently see salary increase as the best means to motivate and retain workforce. Only 14% try to emphasize other measures, such as dedicated communication strategy. This study aims to encourage stronger consideration of this and other measures, going beyond the usual approach towards more effective solutions....