General conditions Workers are often fined heavily for talking on the job, or arriving late, despite legal provisions prohibiting the use of fines. Employment is insecure and employers often fail to sign labour contracts. When contracts are signed, employers often hold workers travel documents or large deposits until contracts are finished. Migrant workers from rural areas are often forced to live in crowded and dirty dormitories. Workers can be exposed to harmful chemicals in production processes.
Many factories present serious fire hazards.
Issues workers are facing China as a whole has a poor track record for working conditions. They must also gain a work permit once they are employed in the city. Rural workers are not entitled to any benefits while in the city. They do not have the right to own property, to residency or to bring their family with them. Once their contract is finished with a factory, they must return to their villages.