中国第五章： 教会在公园，叫化子在街道
由Ernie · Tadla
教会在公园
我们在一栋可爱，宽敞公寓在四个大厦复合体居住一个块从PPI演播室。 我们是唯一的外国人在区域，因此我们站立了。 地方人民是友好的，并且卫兵在门总是有用的。 我们有二间卧室，其中之一成为了Lovy的办公室、二浴、中国厨房、饭厅和客厅。 我们在第四层居住，并且我们的阳台俯视了提供娱乐的一个繁忙的交叉点。 享受夜间晚餐观看人类的晚上游行我们在阳台如下。 它是总繁忙的，总改变根据时刻或季节。
横跨街道从办公室是中山公园，绿洲在繁忙中间，跳动和城市的喧闹的部分。 It was over six square city blocks with heavy tropical foliage, pools, canals, Chinese rock gardens, bridges, fields for kite-flying, benches and lots of open areas of grass. During weekends, it was crowded with families with children and grandparents. Read the rest of “China Chapter Five: Church in the Park, Beggar on the Street” or post a comment
A Practical Guide to Labor Law Compliance in China
The recent series of high-profile labor events has thrown a spotlight on the protection of workers’ rights in China.
Several foreign multinationals, including FoxConn, McDonald’s and Yum! Brands Inc - which owns the KFC brand, had been investigated for providing poor working conditions, underpaying their part-time workers and engaging in other unfair labor practices.
A Practical Guide to Labor Law Compliance in China
By AJ Hu
The recent series of high-profile labor events has thrown a spotlight on the protection of workers’ rights in China.
Several foreign multinationals, including FoxConn, McDonald’s and Yum! Brands Inc - which owns the KFC brand, had been investigated for providing poor working conditions, underpaying their part-time workers and engaging in other unfair labor practices. The rescue of slave workers from the brick kilns and mines in Henan and Shanxi provinces had also made headlines in many local and international news media. These events and the recent enactment of the revised China labor law on June 29th, 2007 - after 18 months of heated debates, are reminding foreign investors to be mindful of their legal obligations as an employer in China.Obligations of Foreign Employers
China has its own unique labor system and regulations. Apart from the usual employment requirements, such as signing contracts with workers, meeting wage standards and issuing salary timely, employers in China are also obliged to: Read the rest of “A Practical Guide to Labor Law Compliance in China” or post a comment
China Chapter Three: First impressions
So the gweilo got on an Air China flight.
It seems I was the only non-Chinese person on the plane.
The culture shock began there. Flying Air China is not like flying Air Canada. We take our western comforts for granted and don’t really appreciate what we have until it’s taken away. This was a good, gradual first phase introduction for me. Take all we are used to here and knock it down three notches. Space, service, quality whether washrooms, seating, or food. I did not suffer, but realized that I was like a city guy going to visit country cousins on the farm. I was going from a developed society to a developing society. They were trying to catch up with us, and doing a great job, but…
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