The Surge In Labour Disputes In The Shoe Industry Is A Reflection.

China is suffering the most serious since last year's spontaneous strike at Japanese auto parts factory. Labor dispute At present, exports Order The decline is forcing factories to cut workers' salaries. In the two export centers of Shenzhen and Dongguan in southern China's Guangdong Province, more than 1 workers have gone on strike in the past week. The latest protests broke out in a shoe factory in Shenzhen this week.

"Labor disputes have intensified in the past week, which may be the biggest labor dispute since the summer of 2010. A surge "Jeffrey Crossel, Geoffrey Bulletin, China Labour Bulletin, a labor rights advocacy group based in Hongkong, said. The strike is coming amid growing concerns about the global economy, which is currently being dragged down by the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis and the weakness of the US recovery. Concerns about China's economy also intensified on Wednesday, a manufacturing industry compiled by HSBC. Activity index It has fallen to the lowest level since March 2009.

The governor of Guangdong said last week that exports fell by 9% in October. Provincial leaders are also busy dealing with numerous protests by farmers in view of land expropriation. After the decline in overseas orders, factories are now cutting back overtime hours for workers to supplement their lower base salaries. A larger demonstration took place in a shoe factory in Dongguan last week. The factory supplies shoes for Nike (Nike) and Adidas (Adidas). About 7000 workers in the Taiwanese capital factory under Pou Chen opposed working overtime and opposed management decisions: shifting part of the work to China's inland areas and other factories with lower labor costs in Vietnam.

"We were forced to return to the factory," a worker said. "But we just sat there, nobody operating the machine." The worker, who did not want to be named, said the local government was tough in the negotiations. attitude And stand in the same position with the factory.