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Illegal migrant laborers toil in Guangdong
By Wang Xiang |
March 29, 2010, Monday
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A LABOR shortage in China's manufacturing hub Guangdong Province has forced some employers to use cheap foreign workers who have been illegally smuggled into China.
Vietnam, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and some African countries were the main sources of these cheap laborers. Factory bosses like them because they work hard and for lower salaries than Chinese workers, according to an insider quoted by Guangzhou Daily today.
A Vietnamese worker in a factory in Foshan City identified as Cheng could not answer any questions in Chinese, but was said to earn 1,000 yuan (US$146.50) a month.
"Most illegal workers can't speak or understand any Chinese," said the informant. "They only work, eat and sleep every day and that's all."
There were about 20 Vietnamese working in the Foshan factory, according to the report. They avoid any contact with local workers because they knew that they would be deported once police found their identity.
African workers were also found working while overstaying their visas in factories in Zhenzhen, Dongguan, Yunfu and Zhaoqing Cities, the report said.
Most others sneaked into the country or were smuggled in by human smuggling rings. Ring leaders would also offer workers a job and fake identity cards, the report said.
Most Vietnamese laborers entered China from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which borders Vietnam. They were later transported to Guangdong to work in factories.
Guangdong police said people flocked to Chinese factories because they were lured by the opportunities to find a job and a better pay.
Lenient punishments for illegal laborers also contributed to the problem. Sometimes illegal laborers would sneak back soon after they were deported, police said.
Vietnam, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and some African countries were the main sources of these cheap laborers. Factory bosses like them because they work hard and for lower salaries than Chinese workers, according to an insider quoted by Guangzhou Daily today.
A Vietnamese worker in a factory in Foshan City identified as Cheng could not answer any questions in Chinese, but was said to earn 1,000 yuan (US$146.50) a month.
"Most illegal workers can't speak or understand any Chinese," said the informant. "They only work, eat and sleep every day and that's all."
There were about 20 Vietnamese working in the Foshan factory, according to the report. They avoid any contact with local workers because they knew that they would be deported once police found their identity.
African workers were also found working while overstaying their visas in factories in Zhenzhen, Dongguan, Yunfu and Zhaoqing Cities, the report said.
Most others sneaked into the country or were smuggled in by human smuggling rings. Ring leaders would also offer workers a job and fake identity cards, the report said.
Most Vietnamese laborers entered China from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which borders Vietnam. They were later transported to Guangdong to work in factories.
Guangdong police said people flocked to Chinese factories because they were lured by the opportunities to find a job and a better pay.
Lenient punishments for illegal laborers also contributed to the problem. Sometimes illegal laborers would sneak back soon after they were deported, police said.
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