China labour unrest flares as orders fall – FT.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThere 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,\u201d 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 … <\/p>\n
Continue reading “China labour unrest flares as orders fall – FT.com”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[1328,2056,2204,2583],"class_list":["post-2359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-china-hk","tag-exports","tag-labor-unrest","tag-manufacturing-2","tag-orders"],"yoast_head":"\nChina labour unrest flares as orders fall - FT.com - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"China labour unrest flares as orders fall - FT.com - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u201cThere 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,\u201d 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 … Continue reading "China labour unrest flares as orders fall – FT.com"\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61572934660810\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-11-26T06:56:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ColinTwiggs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ColinTwiggs\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ColinTwiggs\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cb072791ac83e8bae585007c133d54a5\"},\"headline\":\"China labour unrest flares as orders fall – FT.com\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-11-26T06:56:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/\"},\"wordCount\":85,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"Exports\",\"labor unrest\",\"manufacturing\",\"orders\"],\"articleSection\":[\"China & HK\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/\",\"name\":\"China labour unrest flares as orders fall - FT.com - the patient investor\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-11-26T06:56:27+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"China labour unrest flares as orders fall – FT.com\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/\",\"name\":\"The Patient Investor\",\"description\":\"Smart. Strategic. Unfiltered. \",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Patient Investor Pty Ltd\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-cropped-patience-bg-1-inverted-400x400-1.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-cropped-patience-bg-1-inverted-400x400-1.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"The Patient Investor Pty Ltd\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61572934660810\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/colin_thepatientinvestor\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cb072791ac83e8bae585007c133d54a5\",\"name\":\"ColinTwiggs\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"ColinTwiggs\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/author\/colin58s\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"China labour unrest flares as orders fall - FT.com - the patient investor","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"China labour unrest flares as orders fall - FT.com - the patient investor","og_description":"\u201cThere 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,\u201d 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 … Continue reading \"China labour unrest flares as orders fall – FT.com\"","og_url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/","og_site_name":"the patient investor","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61572934660810","article_published_time":"2011-11-26T06:56:27+00:00","author":"ColinTwiggs","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ColinTwiggs"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/"},"author":{"name":"ColinTwiggs","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cb072791ac83e8bae585007c133d54a5"},"headline":"China labour unrest flares as orders fall – FT.com","datePublished":"2011-11-26T06:56:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/"},"wordCount":85,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#organization"},"keywords":["Exports","labor unrest","manufacturing","orders"],"articleSection":["China & HK"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/","url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/","name":"China labour unrest flares as orders fall - FT.com - the patient investor","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2011-11-26T06:56:27+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/26\/china-labour-unrest-flares-as-orders-fall-ft-com\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"China labour unrest flares as orders fall – FT.com"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/","name":"The Patient Investor","description":"Smart. Strategic. Unfiltered. ","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#organization","name":"The Patient Investor Pty Ltd","url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-cropped-patience-bg-1-inverted-400x400-1.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cropped-cropped-patience-bg-1-inverted-400x400-1.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"The Patient Investor Pty Ltd"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61572934660810","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/colin_thepatientinvestor"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/#\/schema\/person\/cb072791ac83e8bae585007c133d54a5","name":"ColinTwiggs","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/876c4d990bb2af282291d5f3ff81533c6deccc0c607846086647ca3272fac0ca?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ColinTwiggs"},"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/author\/colin58s\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9tQ4n-C3","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3216,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2011\/12\/31\/china-pins-hopes-on-public-housing-wsj-com\/","url_meta":{"origin":2359,"position":0},"title":"China Pins Hopes on Public Housing – WSJ.com","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"December 31, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"One of the biggest public-housing projects in history will help determine whether China can remake its real-estate sector fast enough to prevent its economy from flaming out. China is in the midst of a crash program to build 36 million subsidized apartments by the end of 2015\u2014enough units to house\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "China & HK"","block_context":{"text":"China & HK","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/china-hk\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6260,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/11\/22\/south-african-rand-weakens-on-mining-unrest\/","url_meta":{"origin":2359,"position":1},"title":"South African Rand weakens on mining unrest","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"November 22, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Continued clashes between rival mining unions fueled further weakening of the South African Rand against the greenback. Rising 63-day Twiggs Momentum reflects a strong primary up-trend. Breakout above R9.00 would offer a medium-term target of R9.50. In the long-term, the next major resistance level is the 2008 high of R11.00.","rel":"","context":"In "Africa & South America"","block_context":{"text":"Africa & South America","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/africa-south-america\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8887,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/21\/productivity-commission-report-says-australian-car-makers-cant-compete-on-labour-costs\/","url_meta":{"origin":2359,"position":2},"title":"Productivity Commission report says Australian car makers can’t compete on labour costs","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"December 21, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"An increasing amount of the world's cars are now built in countries such as Brazil, China, India, Mexico and Thailand, while countries such as Australia, the US, the UK and Belgium have shed workers since 2008.The [Productivity Commission] report finds labour costs in Australia \"relatively high\", although not substantially different\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Australia & NZ"","block_context":{"text":"Australia & NZ","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/australia-nz-countries-regions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3246,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/01\/05\/euro-zone-isnt-only-potential-2012-boogey-man-real-time-economics-wsj\/","url_meta":{"origin":2359,"position":3},"title":"Euro Zone Isn\u2019t Only Potential 2012 Boogey Man – Real Time Economics – WSJ","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"January 5, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are three more to add to the list. First, U.S. consumers pull back again. U.S. households have been resilient which has lifted global producers. But future spending will depend on better job growth and incomes growing ahead of prices..... Second, a U.S.-China trade war breaks out. China has slowed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "US & Canada"","block_context":{"text":"US & Canada","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/us-canada-countries-regions\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25547,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/01\/chinas-baby-boom-in-reverse\/","url_meta":{"origin":2359,"position":4},"title":"China’s baby boom in reverse","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"May 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Financial Times reported earlier this week that China's population declined last year. A story from the state-run Global Times rebutted that. China\u2019s birth rate has been declining steadily as the nation grows more prosperous and women\u2019s education levels rose. The introduction of the \u201cone child policy\u201d went further in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "China & HK"","block_context":{"text":"China & HK","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/countries-regions\/china-hk\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":16888,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/24\/support-for-the-yuan-lifts-gold\/","url_meta":{"origin":2359,"position":5},"title":"Support for the Yuan lifts Gold","author":"Colin Twiggs","date":"August 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"China's PBOC stepped in with belated support for the Yuan, holding the line at 14.5 US cents. The Dollar retreated, with the Dollar Index testing support at 95. Respect of support would confirm another advance, with a long-term target of 103 \u2014 if central banks like the Fed and PBOC\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Aussie dollar"","block_context":{"text":"Aussie dollar","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/forex\/aussie-dollar\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}