China's Workers Are Moving From the Production Line to the Picket Line (2009)
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- Production Line to Picket Line (2009): Could China be on the brink of mass protests regarding unemployment?
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Computers, clothes and toys once poured off China's production lines, destined for the West. Now the factories are closed, millions are out of work and Chinese officials fear serious political unrest.
"All of the orders vanished" says Tanley, the owner of a toy factory in Dong Guan, known as 'the factory of the world. He's seen factory after factory close since the autumn of last year. Often, owners flee without paying their staff. For the 30 million Chinese now thought to be unemployed, there is no safety net. But the government is stepping in to control the large protests evolving out of sudden plant closures. "We all know the workers are working in the worst situation in the world" says radio DJ and former Tiananmen Square protester, Han. But he believes the crisis has forced the government to address labour rights. "It's a bad image to arrest workers for going on strike for legal payment - they don't want to exacerbate the tensions" he says. It's 20 years since the massacre at Tiananmen Square. Now at the sharp end of this economic crisis, the government is doing everything it can to prevent a revolt.
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Its bound to happen sooner or later. Now the factories are moving to Vietnam and India and in 20years down when their operating cost rise too high and their profit margin drop they will move again. I have seen it a dozen times in the 60s was Japan then Hong Kong follow by south America now its Vietnam and India's turn. Who knows in 20 to 30 years time maybe Africa?
ualuuanie Then where will they go for cheap labour ???..
It is happening in Africa, Vietnam, and a host of poor Eastern European countries. You are right on those fronts, but it's not 20 years later, it is happening.
ualuuanie youre right, thry are now producing in Africa, even Zara, H&M and alikes brands are in Africa. Bangladesh are still having the vast of garment industry for export. They are still competitive due to the low cost. Vietnam and India for the hard goods.
that will be europe
That's exactly what [ Made in China 2025/2035 ] goes for, moving to high ending products.
Detroit went through this. In fact, the US went through this.p in the 19th century. When you want fair treatment, Boss man gets pissed.
Look at Detroit now. The Banks will always come out on top. But they cannot escape the Creators soon coming Judgements.
That’s the Karma of taking a place that is not yours, your Chinese lucky toys cannot stop Karma.
Democracy for workers in China now!!!! 😤
If the boss run away then the government has to pay 😆😆😆
If China wants to continue to grow? China needs to be business friendly with foreign investors but should treat Chinese workers right and democratic.
I was always wondering how these factories were selling product below the actual COST. I see global depression in future. I feel OSHA Is not there in China.
This video is made in 2016, about the situation i 2009? What about more upto date information?
Wayne T so this video actually reflected the situation as a result of the problem in USA that lead to world recession in 2008.
It says it is 2009 in the description .
In CHINA - These are exceptions as usual
within tollerance .*
BUT IN WEST - THE SAME IS BEYOUND TOLLERANCE ,
MANAGES JUST BY PRINTING PAPER DOLLARS
IN EXPECTATION
OF FOOLING
A WEAKER GOVERNMENT , FOUND ELSE WHERE. *
How is this?
CHEERS. *
Maybe people are smartening up and wanting to buy quality and more local?
It is funny to watch this propaganda 11 years on. I live in and work in manufacturing in Dongguan and it is booming here. I guess Joseph Chang was wrong,..
robots . they got them to pick up bed sheets in hospitals . ya man power is done .all cars need no men to build them . .man is the best tool , not the cheapest
THIS IS WHTCHINA WILL WAR AIMEBODY TO STAY IN POWER!!!😂😂😂😇😇😇😎😎😎
This was predictable from the beginning.
Two years later since the video was uploaded the situation today is probably far worse.
@Albert Lima Lima slavery in America is way over rated.
USA choked Chinese economics
HILLARY 4 PRISON
behold, 'the visable hand' of the market!...the sooner we can put down the capitalist scam, the sooner we can save humanity!
Trump will be PRESIDENT
He fled to Richmond, BC; Canada.
Amazing China allow an American propaganda radio station in its territory.
What goes around comes around. When labor cost we’re too high in the US, factories outsourced to China. Now again they are outsourced to Vietnam and the Philippines. When their wages rises above the USA minimum wages the factories there will finally return home for the lower labor cost here. It is just a matter of time.
you can't be a migrant from your own country...
This is one of the worst "documentary "video" on the internet. It has absolutely zero value in terms of journalistic quality and devoid of any documentary value. What a waste of internet space.
Your comments is a waste of internet space...lil bitchass bitch
i think you're salty this vid is a reality check. go back to al jeezera and vice commie dog
That was then(2009), this is now(2018). China has a large middle class now. Which means it creates demand to Stimulate economic activity. U.S. unemployment rate is just 4%. Things have gotten much better now.
What are the problems in China. First it is nothing to do with economy it is because of huge family they have to support and with minimal wages. Also most young people are unmarried because of family stress and they take to drugs and drinking which leads to more problems. And the many working hours because of production demands. Some are extremely rich but that is difficult to maintain because of competition and they move mostly.
when the investors run away without paying what payment is due to the workers, the government will pay it. What a government
WHEN BIG BROTHER(USA) WANT TO PLAY IN CHINA LITTLE BROS AND SISTS. WHEN BIG BROS WHAT TO PLAY ELSE WHERE SO DO THE LITTLE ONES...😂😂😂😎😎😎😇😇😇
I have friend whom lives in Indonesia, he worked for music school owned by Chinese firm. This company barely paid him enough to survive. Before it eveually move it's operations.
Essentially, this is only a microcosm of what has happened throughout recorded history. It isn't the exclusive result of culture/political system/economic system.
This trend has happened before and will again Companies go where they can pay least to workers. And make the most profits. It's not about politics, it's economics
It's sad to see there are millions of factory workers suffered from industrial illnesses. They work so hard in poor conditions to make a living but, in the end It's worse than living in the village with little money, at least they have their health. These victims are left to die without any trouble to the government, I can assure you that.
Journeyman has never had any positive comments about China.
How this Video does not have at least 20 million views is beyond belief? The algorithm is real.
Very good information and video. Now i can understand the labor and job problem in China.
Either factories in the U.S or China, rather than Latin countries or Mexico. 😤
But no worries, China will stand firm, adjust and go ahead.
Thank goodness America has Trump.
This video was made in 2009. Now it is 2019. Ten year hiatus is a life time in China. No update because it may present a different picture. Unemployed factory workers in the USA eventually become homeless. You see their tents under bridges and sidewalks. Most unemployed workers in China return to their ancestral home with their grandparents and receive local social benefits. They also have small plot of land home grown vegetables. This video is a prime example of foreign biased reporting.
you think it's more glorious to live with their grandparents lol? CHINA" on the rise for 20 years" yet can't surpass the U.S.A, also the middle class in america is much stronger thanks to trump, obama was a failure that's why the us has a much stronger GDP
A very, very sad tale for these poor workers, tossed onto the scrap heap.
This is from almost 10 years ago.....
The beginning of the end. The start of a new Era. Best wishes to the ordinary people who are guilty of nothing but trying to survive in a harsh regime
Son this is propaganda video against China..China is powerful country with world biggest economy...
@@kamlipaul8498 yeap in 2028 china will over US as world's biggest economy by 2028, report predicts western media is too underestimate china even one year after this documentary is made china become 2nd largest economy in the world www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/26/china-to-overtake-us-as-worlds-biggest-economy-by-2028-report-predicts
More people, more problems, enjoy.
outdated and irrelevant
This is common, i think USA and Australia have the same problem b4, this report has prejudice to China.
no...
GOOD
Trump has saved the American ecconmy US had 24 trillion debt in Barry Obama 8 years now its over16 trillion and still going down Trump is clever and he would win again 2020
This is really sad. Multi national companies will always shop around for the lowest labour costs, and as a result when people ask for better pay, working conditions they just move on to the next poor desperate country. Leaving a shit show in their wake.
I pray for the unemployed people.
Come to INDIA.
China have quality
Quality!!!
India don't understand quality!!! untrainable workers they were RULED by the Best. MUSLIMS, Ottoman and Moghuls Empires for 1400 years Muslims gave Hindus everything, ungrateful Hindus destroyed everything, look at the condition of India today. The world is very great full to the Muslims except India India thought the world to call all muslims terrioriest trying to kill them all. all India is doing is claiming the Muslim cultures and taking a shameless bow.👎