China labour unrest flares as orders fall – FT.com

“There has been an intensification of labour unrest in the past week that is probably the most significant spike in unrest since the summer of 2010,” said Geoffrey Crothall of China Labour Bulletin, a Hong Kong-based labour advocacy group that monitors unrest in China.

….Factories are cutting the overtime that workers depend on to supplement their modest base salaries, after a drop in overseas orders.

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