China's factory workers finding, and flexing, their muscle
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 05:30
in Mathematics & Economics
As the number of working-age laborers dwindles, dissatisfaction with low pay and brutal hours has grown. Big companies are beginning to offer pay increases to stem the anger. They are the engine behind China's decades-long economic miracle: factory workers earning meager wages to ensure that the nation's exports are sold at unbeatable prices.