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Labor in China: Moving on up

January 19, 2012 By Jen Wang

    As manufacturing sector gets more sophisticated, companies will have to break down the barriers between low-wage and skilled labor in China.   “In this industry, it’s just one or two heroes directing a bunch of knuckleheads,” says Peng Wen, a technician at a Winto Ceramics subsidiary factory in Guangdong Province’s Foshan city. Peng’s […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Employment, Know China, Manufacturing Tagged With: Foshan, Growth, Guangdong, Industry, Migrant Workers, Skilled Labor, SMEs, Vocational Training

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