labour

thehill.com — Political campaigns bring out the worst in members of Congress. I can see the influence of the campaign season and a weak economy in the House of Representatives’ recent vote to “punish” China for what it sees as an undervalued currency. But business-as-usual campaign politics in the US are easily and constantly misinterpreted outside of our borders, and end up harming all parties.

shanghaiscrap.com — China's migrant labour force seem to be on a year long holiday. Wages of 2000 Yuan/month are not tempting them back. “The fluidity of this labor market is beyond our comprehension.”

www.interlocals.net — Attacks by local gangs against labour activists are increasing down in Shenzhen. The activists are being victimized in relation to their promotion of the soon-to-be instated "Labour Contract Law". The law will offer increased legal protection for (migrant) workers.