Thanks to Jayme for sharing this story with me. 10 pictures with brief captions of real reasons why China is being forced to improve working conditions/pay for employees (raising minimum wage by 20%-- to a whopping $140 a month!). Sadly, it takes something like high rates of employee suicide to make a lasting impression. With names like Honda, Apple, Hyundai, this hits closer to home than you may initially think.
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Thanks to Jayme for sharing this story with me. 10 pictures with brief captions of real reasons why China is being forced to improve working conditions/pay for employees (raising minimum wage by 20%-- to a whopping $140 a month!). Sadly, it takes something like high rates of employee suicide to make a lasting impression. With names like Honda, Apple, Hyundai, this hits closer to home than you may initially think.
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Great article, thanks for sharing. It is amazing to see the workers beginning to organize and enact change from the ground up.
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