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UK / Skills Gap / Companies complain about hurdles faced by Chinese workers
The EEF, the manufacturing body, said UK employers are leaving job vacancies unfilled for weeks – sometimes months – because they cannot easily get hold of skilled workers from China and other non-EU countries to plug UK gaps. Companies complain that skills shortages hold back growth, with firms looking abroad to fill gaps in technology, … Continue reading
Chinese miners in B.C. | Review of foreign worker program
Controversial plans to hire 201 Chinese workers at a proposed mine in northern British Columbia have prompted Ottawa to announce a review of its entire foreign worker program, with the government suggesting the case has revealed deeper problems with a system designed to fill short-term labour shortages. Human Resources Minister Diane Finley issued a statement … Continue reading
Canada – Temporary Foreign Worker Program – Recruiters in China are charging $12,500
News that a company backed by Chinese state-owned steelmakers plans to bring more than 200 Chinese miners to work temporarily in its coal mines in northern B.C. has put a much-needed spotlight on Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, as has news that recruiters in China are charging $12,500 a head for access to these mining … Continue reading
China | Manufacturing | To dominate the Solar Industry
Huff Post – That the goal of the Chinese is to dominate the global solar and renewable energy industry is clear. A report released in February by the Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Trade titled “Losing the Environmental Goods Economy to China” provides ample evidence. According to the Subcommittee’s report: • The U.S. trade deficit in … Continue reading
China Hits Turning Point; Jobs Coming Back to the U.S.
As reported in The New American here, the difference in wages between Chinese and American workers is narrowing rapidly. Part of the reason is that China has passed the Lewis Turning Point. First noted by Bloomberg, that turning point hit the Chinese labor markets in the weeks following China’s Lunar New Year holiday in February, … Continue reading
China’s Slowdown – EconoMonitor
Yesterday I was on China Radio International (CRI) talking about the latest figures and trends for the Chinese economy: the drop in real estate, record bank profits, weak trade and PMI data, and persistent inflation. The overarching question was whether the perceived slowdown in China’s economy is real, and how worried we should be about … Continue reading
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