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China / To raise minimum wages
China has pledged to increase minimum wages and force state-owned companies to hand over more of their revenues to the public as part of a push to tackle growing inequality.The chasm between China’s rich and poor is seen by analysts as a significant threat to political stability, with discontent over inequality spilling over into angry … Continue reading
China / Internet business boom has helped create more than 10 million jobs
Chinese young people are seriously considering making a living online as the economic slowdown bites China’s more conventional jobs market. An Internet business boom has helped create more than 10 million jobs in China, which greatly alleviates current employment pressure, according to a new report by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS). … Continue reading
Taiwan / Foxconn to boost worker participation in union ?
Foxconn Technology Group, the assembler of most of the world’s top-selling electronic gadgets including Apple Inc’s iPhone, is trying to raise participation in its union as part of efforts to dispel a rash of bad publicity over poor working conditions and labor disputes. Taiwan’s Foxconn, which employs more than 1 million people, mostly in China … Continue reading
China / Ageing / Reserve army of peasants looking for work peaked in 2010
We can now discern more or less when the catch-up growth miracle will sputter out. Another seven years or so – enough to bouy global coal, crude, and copper prices for a while – but then it will all be over. China’s demographic dividend will be exhausted. Beijing revealed last week that the country’s working … Continue reading
China / The Rumored Middle Class
Rumors of a rising Chinese middle class have been touted widely. However, the evidence supporting these claims remains conflicting at best. The “middle-class” jobs outsourced from the United States have not necessarily translated to “middle-class” jobs in developing nations, especially in China. Defining the middle class has always been a difficult venture, but on several … Continue reading
China / Working-age population shrank in 2012
China’s working-age population shrank in 2012, marking the beginning of a trend that will accelerate over the next two decades and have profound implications for the world’s second-largest economy. By the end of December China’s population aged between 15 and 59 was 937.27 m, a decrease of 3.45m from 2011, according to figures released by … Continue reading
China / The Skills Gap moves inland
Shift from coastal regions creates vacancies in central, western China China’s fast-developing economy is thirsty for talent, with skilled workers required by almost every industry. The nation’s human resources market experienced uneven development in 2012, akin to the pattern of its economic growth. Central, western and northeastern regions of the country were expected to notch … Continue reading
China / Civil servant jobs: Need a connection ?
“Sixty per cent of new hires by the central government offices come from rural or ordinary urban families,” said Yin Weimin. “They have no background [connections].” Yin said exams were required for all applicants. This showed that the system was fair and equal, he added. But Yin’s comments failed to convince netizens. They responded by … Continue reading
Becoming an Expat Worker in China
Younger people from a wider variety of countries are being attracted to live and work in China, according to a survey. However, becoming an expat in China can be challenging and there is increasing competition from highly qualified Chinese people. Some 70% of expat executives who took part in survey conducted by the Association of … Continue reading
China / College Grads seeking better jobs take education entrance exams
College graduates who are taking postgraduate entrance exams are doing so largely because they desire better job opportunities, according to survey results released on Saturday. The survey, carried out by independent survey institution My China Occupation Skills from Nov. 23 to Dec. 19, 2012, indicated that 34 percent of respondents believe taking the exams will … Continue reading
China / Tighter regulation on temporary workers conditions
China amended its labor law on Friday to ensure that workers hired through contracting agents are offered the same conditions as full employees, a move meant to tighten a loophole used by many employers to maintain flexible staffing. Contracting agencies have taken off since China implemented the Labor Contract Law in 2008, which stipulates employers … Continue reading
China / Only 30 per cent of university students felt they would be able to find work
Employment prospects are looking increasingly grim amongst many “post-80s and 90s” university graduates and students across the country according to a recent report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The CASS Blue Book of China’s Society revealed that only 76 per cent of 2012 graduates had been able to find jobs, Caijing reported on Monday. … Continue reading
American Chinese immigrants / Affluent and educated elites choosing for a better education for their children
Americans may complain about the quality of their schools, but for the most recent wave of Chinese immigrants, it’s the No. 1 draw. According to the 2012 Annual Report of Chinese International Migration published this Monday, China is undergoing a mass migration of its citizens overseas, with the United States being far and away the … Continue reading
China / Over 12 million jobs created this year
The Chinese government today said it has created 12.02 million new jobs in the first 11 months of this year surpassing the goal of 9 million. The urban registered unemployment rate stood at 4.1 per cent at the end of September, below the annual target of 4.6 per cent, the Ministry of Human Resources and … Continue reading
Canada / Union Challenges Chinese Miners’ Work Permits
Unions in B.C. will be back in court this week trying to stop a group of foreign workers from coming to Canada to work at a new coal mine in Tumbler Ridge. At stake are permits for more than 200 Chinese mineworkers who were hired to do specialized work at the underground mine in northern … Continue reading
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