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So far there's not much to move on to. The only leverage they have is work slowdowns and strikes as their product line skills are of value. Guangzhou isn't a

So far there's not much to move on to. The only leverage they have is work slowdowns and strikes as their product line skills are of value. Guangzhou isn't a place I would be comfortable leading even a passive employee rebellion. Hopefully, you would simply be carried away by security. If you gained traction and kept coming back for more, well...who knows. The root problem here is equity distribution by the owners of these factories and the buyers have little to no concern about who's pockets their money is going into. The U.S. has terrible equity distribution and we look real good in comparison to China. The bulk of the Chinese are tired of this. They were promised a strong middle class and it hasn't happened yet.

Retric 16y ago
That's not the type of leverage I was talking about. They can leverage skills they learned on the job to get more pay. Either because their current company is willing to pay more or they can move on to another company that knows the value of a trained workforce. They can leverage their income to do all sorts of things. A simple rice cooker can save time, or you save up for 2 years and they can get 6+ months of living expenses and or start their own company. Or use simple compound interest to retire comfortably with minimal risk. PS: While collective negotiation may not amount to much in that part of the world, getting enough capital together from 10+ workers to start a competing company is very possible.