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He meant it literally - he said you don't have to pay construction workers for the first 6-12 months of a job, and you could fire them before that time without
by pchristensen 17y ago
He meant it literally - he said you don't have to pay construction workers for the first 6-12 months of a job, and you could fire them before that time without consequences.
"If you are building a downtown tower in Shanghai (and there are a lot of them, many empty), you may not have to pay some of your workers for six months to a year. Or you fire them just before that: free labor!"
- SlyShy 17y agoYes, this kind of payment withholding happens to immigrant workers almost always, and to native Chinese workers often. That's not to mention the children and mentally handicapped that are literally sold into slavery. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1635144,00.html http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1635144,00.htm...
- poutine 17y agoAlmost always? That's a bit of an exaggeration though I don't doubt it does happen. Most Chinese workers do get paid, even the migrant workers. Indeed the laws protecting them are way better than laws in the US, though of course endemic corruption means laws are often ignored. You'd hear about the odd riot here and there where the builders didn't pay in a failed construction project but they'd have a tough time completing a project and not paying anyone. Certainly in any urban area.