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Article

23 Mar 2007

Author:
He Qinglian, China Rights Forum

[PDF] Why Is CSR such an uphill battle In China?

[S]weatshops are a product of China’s existing economic model and of its overall social environment. For that reason, resistance to SA8000 standards comes not only from business, but also from the government, and cooperation from workers is also minimal...SA8000 standard certification system...is an example of how the U.S. fears China’s growing power and erects trade barriers in disguise...An official of this administration once claimed that implementation of SA8000 certification was inappropriate at the present stage in China, because it...is not as strict as China’s existing laws...Wal-Mart’s factory inspections caused a panic in many of China’s large processing enterprises, and since these enterprises were the mainstays of local tax revenue, local officials and media were nearly unanimous in their criticism of Wal-Mart’s imposing “social responsibility barriers” on Chinese enterprises.