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Scandal!! Chinese Communist Party and government is threatening S. Korean entrepreneurs with "labour rights for Chinese workers", i.e. expropriation, deportation, mass executions etc.. At least with a new (of course communist) Culture Revolution!!!
The Roh administration - aka the so-called "south Korean 'government'" (KCNA) - is considering to call an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council because of the feared, no doubt already scheduled massive violations (by the Red Guards, the PLA, etc..) of the human rights against (the poor) S. Korean exploiters..

"Let's march for the New Labour Law!

And if they (S.K. capitalists) don't want to listen..(*)

Well, it seems that S. Korean capitalists, who are involved in the exploitation of the Chinese working class are going crazy since they'd to learn that the gov't in Beijing is planning to pass a new stronger labour law. Just read following article, published in Korea Times (7.02):

Firms Worry Over China’s Labor Law

An alarm is ringing for Korean firms operating in China after Beijing passed a stronger labor law aimed at protecting workers' right last week.

When the new law goes into effect in January 2008, it will reduce labor flexibility and increase operational risks for Korean firms while improving the basic rights of local workers, experts say.

The impact is expected to be heavier on small independent firms that account for 98 percent of Korean businesses operating in China, while conglomerates and other big firms are better prepared for the change.

``The Chinese government has passed the Contract Labor Law that has a heavy focus on workers' rights. There is a high possibility that labor costs will go up for foreign firms,'' said Kim Kyung-yong, a senior manager of the Asian team at the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), an interest group representing some 65,000 companies. ``Firms have to cope with the changes while they still have the time to do so.''

Kim said KITA has invited a Korean lawyer based in Beijing to give a presentation on the new labor law today in Seoul. More than 250 firms have enrolled for the conference despite the short notice, he said.

The new law passed the Chinese legislature with strong support from the public after a series of reports were published on poor working conditions and compensation at workplaces. Most foreign firms have welcomed the law, at least on the surface.

The law has some provisions that can be considered too rigid to the eyes of Korean employers, who generally anticipate lower wages and less stringent labor regulations in China than here.

For example, the law will ensure people who have worked more than 15 years or ones within five years of retirement will not be fired in any eventuality. Also, interns and other probationary workers must be paid more than 80 percent of regular wages.

Workers can get a lifetime contract from their employers when they complete two short-term contracts. It also gives greater power to labor unions for collective bargaining and the implementation of new employment regulations...

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2007/07/123_5790.html

* ..be ready to smash them!!"

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☞ China's legislature approves new labor law (IHT, 6.29)

☞ China amends new labor law draft (Xinhua, 6.28)