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A lucrative service sector has challenged central planners’ hopes of controlling labour
Move to cut capital’s population triggers middle-class insecurity
Apple supplier Foxconn among those turning to students as flexible workers dwindle
Interns say they were ‘forced’ to work at Foxconn plant in China in order to graduate
Critics of the China shock are now extremely influential
Economists warn the temporary boom leaves structural problems unaddressed
World’s most valuable alcohol group builds training school to counter skills shortage
Survey highlights growing glut of degree-holders amid rapid expansion of universities
With property prices soaring, companies are giving interest-free loans and subsidies
China’s capital to introduce 23m limit and shrink footprint by tearing down buildings
Manufacturers express concerns on domestic overcapacity and global economy
Purchasing managers’ index shows recovery in employment as activity picks up pace
Average hourly wages now higher than in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico
Hourly rates close in on pay levels in western laggards Greece and Portugal
What do you want to know about automation and its impact on jobs?
Retail and logistics sectors hit by strikes and protests once focused on industry
Low pay and overwork force medical graduates to switch to other professions
Move by one of country’s largest provinces reminiscent of past checks on internal travel
Rising wages and demographic shift spur more enlightened approach to labour
Educated millennials leave north-eastern industrial heartland for better jobs
At least 7 provinces propose lay-offs to avoid plant shutdowns and protests
Beijing forges ahead with triple strategy to shape a more efficient sector
Beijing ratchets up pressure as some localities achieve just 10% of year-end targets
Critics fear the erosion of civic freedoms is denying space for grievances to be aired
Action at four stores realises Beijing fears of cross-country labour co-ordination
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