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第5中国の章: 公園の教会、通りのこじき
Ernie Tadla著
公園の教会
私達は4つの建物の複合体の美しく、広いアパートにPPIのスタジオからのブロック住んでいた。 私達は区域の唯一の外国人だった、従って私達は際立っていた。 ローカル人々は友好的であり、ゲートの監視は有用常にだった。 私達に2つの寝室が、そのうちの一つなったLovyのオフィス、2つの浴室、中国の台所、食堂および居間にあった。 私達は第4床に住み、私達のバルコニーは多くの催し物を提供した使用中の交差を見落とした。 人間性の夕方パレードを次に見ている私達はバルコニーの夜遅くの夕食を楽しんだ。 それは使用中常にであり、時刻か季節によって常に変わる。
ちょうどオフィスからの通りを渡ってZhongshan公園、オアシス、都市の動悸を打つこと、および騒々しいセクションは使用中の真中にあった。 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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