International Law

More African Complaints About Chinese Business Practices

Following our 88 Queensway article comes this:

At several Chinese-run projects in Windhoek, workers were not wearing safety helmets. The Namibian workers said they must pay for their own safety equipment ? for example, $3.65 for a helmet, $1.20 for gloves and $9.75 for overalls. ?It?s not a nice place,? said another worker.

Recurring problems among Chinese employers in Africa included low wages, unpaid overtime and a lack of safety equipment such as helmets and gloves. At a construction company in Malawi, workers had to mix cement with their bare hands, the report states. In Ghana, construction workers worked nine to 12 hours a day, seven days a week, according to the report...

Many thanks to Miss Johnson from London for the link.

Full post as published by Asia Business Intelligence on July 31, 2009 (boomark / email).