珠江三角洲民工荒.ppt

Migrant workers turn screw on bosses At a time of severe labor shortage, tens of thousands of Hong Kong manufacturers in the Pearl River Delta are trying everything to lure migrant workers to return to work after the Lunar New Year holiday. Perks and freebies are no longer enough to retain laborers; hard cash, year-end bonuses and annual pay rises are a must in the nationwide race for blue-collar workers. With costs soaring on all fronts, the labor problem has aggravated the plight of manufacturers already operating on thin profit margins. Migrant workers turn screw on bosses And the migrant workers are clearly relishing their new status. They are the king, said Pauline Ngan Po-ling, deputy chair woman of Mainland Headwear Holdings. They want this and that. If their wishes are not granted, you could be in great trouble. About 30 migrant workers climbed on to the roof of the groups factory in Shenzhen last month and threatened to jump off collectively if they were not allowed to go home five days early for the holiday. A frustrated Ngan gave in to their demand but withheld their pay cheques until the end of this month so they would return to work. I Migrant workers turn screw on bosses i had no choice but to let them go. What if they had jumped? We will know if they will come back or not today or tomorrow. 1. What situation does the background show about workers and manufacturers? manufacturers situation get worse: operate on thin profit margins; costs soaring include the labor ;severe labor shortage .And workers situation get better: they acquire rising annual pay ,hard cash, year-end bonuses , the nationwide race for blue-collar workers and new status. Why does the relations get worse? severe labor shortage leads to cost soaring and relish their new status What will happen if manufacturers don’t give in? .workers may be jump and bosses may be in great trouble. Explore the reasons for which workers are gaining more powers in these years? they have no c