Those who are unfamiliar with China may focus their attention on Beijing and Shanghai but much of the economic action and most of the export oriented manufacturing has taken place in the southern coastal areas in the province of Guangdong. There are a number of very large cities that have experienced massive rural-to-urban migration and explosive economic development. Three of the most significant are Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Dongguan. Each one of these cities has well over 6 million residents. They are in close proximity to Hong Kong and are part of the Pearl River Delta region.
I visited Dongguan and toured a manufacturing facility that produces electrical mechanical systems. This is, by necessity, relatively clean manufacturing based on the need to maintain conditions that do not jeopardize the integrity of electrical and circuit board electronics. Over 95% of the workers are female.
More on labor conditions in a future post.
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