Entries from Truth About China tagged with 'cheap labor'
Tensions Over Chinese Mining Venture in Peru
By Simon Romero for The New York TimesAugust 14, 2010 In its worldwide quest for commodities, China has scoured South America for everything from Brazilian soybeans to Guyanese timber and Venezuelan oil. But long before it made any of those...
Strikes Spread in China
By Radio Free AsiaJune 09, 2010 Does labor action signal the end of the low-wage era? A series of high-profile labor disputes likely signals the end of low-cost manufacturing in China, as workers walk out at three Honda plants in...
China's Dwindling Resource
By Philip Bowring (International Herald Tribune Op-Ed Contributor) | The New York TimesJune 03, 2010 A strike at Honda's plant at Foshan in southern China. Suicides and labor unrest at the giant Foxconn factory not far away in Shenzhen. Everywhere in...
Rift Grows as U.S. and China Seek Differing Goals
By Edward Wong | The New York TimesFebruary 20, 2010 When President Obama met with the Dalai Lama in the White House on Thursday, he was following a tradition that all recent American presidents had dutifully honored. Yet, to some...
Korean Children Left in China
By Radio Free AsiaFebruary 12, 2010 North Korean children left to fend for themselves in China are afforded no protection under the country's laws. AFP A warning sign is shown on a barbed-wire fence separating China and North Korea, May...
AP: Feds probe cadmium in kids' jewelry from China
By Associated Press - Justin Pritchard | via UNCENSORED Yahoo! NewsJanuary 11, 2009 Moving swiftly, U.S. product safety authorities say they are launching an investigation into the presence of the toxic metal cadmium in children's jewelry imported from China after...
Miami agents seize dangerous toys from China
Nirvi Shah, The Miami Herald | South Florida Sun-Sentinel December 23, 2009 Customs agents in Miami have seized several shipments of toys from China considered dangerous by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The toys contained hazardous materials, including lead paint,...
Car Seat Recall: Car Seat Models for Safety 1st, Cosco, Eddie Bauer, Disney are recalled
By Christine Simmons | The Huffington PostDecember 20, 2009 A baby product manufacturer recalled on Friday about 447,000 of its infant car seat carriers, including some branded with Eddie Bauer and Disney logos, after dozens of reports of the carrier's...
China: Where Poisoning People Is Almost Free
By Vivian Wai-yin Kwok | FORBES MAGAZINE via forbes.comAugust 07, 2009 In addition to its cheap labor costs, China has another comparative advantage as the world's factory: Companies often pay almost nothing to pollute China's air, water and soil and...
Despite Law, Job Conditions Worsen in China
By David Barboza | The New York Times June 23, 2009 Liu Pan, a 17-year-old factory worker, was crushed to death last April when the machine he was operating malfunctioned. Somehow Mr. Liu became stuck in the machine, his sister...
The Price of Cheap: When China's Products Fail, Americans Suffer
By Jessica L. Weinstein | FOX newsMay 28, 2009 Even if an American company goes to court and beats a Chinese manufacturer for providing faulty products, it's virtually impossible to get the overseas company to make good on its legal...
No blame in China school collapse
By Michael Bristow | BBC World NewsMay 08, 2009 China says it has found no evidence that human negligence caused schools to collapse during last year's earthquake. Thousands of schools were damaged while buildings nearby remained intact in the massive...
Skin problems linked to chairs made in China
The Associated Press | The Denver PostSeptember 11, 2008 PARIS -- First tainted baby milk, and now toxic chairs from China. Customers in France who bought Chinese-made recliners are complaining of stinging allergic rashes and infections. One customer, Caroline Morin,...
For some, 'Made in China' doesn't fit
By Sylvia Westall - REUTERS | International Herald Tribune July 14, 2008 GIENGEN AN DER BRENZ, Germany: Wafts of golden fluff whirl in the air as Irene Basan wedges a bundle of material onto a spike and gently turns it...
Feed Subscription
If you use an RSS reader, you can subscribe to a feed of all future entries tagged 'cheap labor'. [What is this?]
