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Article

7 Jun 2010

Author:
Li Hong, People's Daily [China]

Time to defend Chinese workers' rights

...According to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, a quarter of Chinese workers have not had a raise in pay in the past five years. The figure is perilously worrisome. Their harsh working conditions, low living standards and hardships in supporting older and younger family members add up...Honda and Foxconn [part of Hon Hai] workers will boost and embolden other low-wage workers to move and defend...their legitimate labor and human rights....it's totally unfair and unruly for businesses to seek exorbitant profits at the cost of their employees... The sustainability of the country's growth is now at stake...