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Re:Chinese authorities say overtime '996' policy is illegal by logicchains on Friday August 27, 2021 @06:00AM (#28325964)
>What i did not understand back then is the absolute replaceability of personel in the chinese market. You work long and hard or tomorrow someone else does it.

That's rapidly changing as the birthrate is falling and the population is ageing. https://www.populationpyramid.net/china/2020/

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Re:Chinese authorities say overtime '996' policy is illegal by alasdair_ on Friday August 27, 2021 @02:00PM (#28331032)
Is the birthrate still falling now that the “one child” policy is no more?
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Re:Chinese authorities say overtime '996' policy is illegal by kwere on Saturday August 28, 2021 @06:01AM (#28336879)
Kids are too expensive: there Is no welfare, highest taxes of the world and wages are "depressed" to keep competivity combinerà with real estate kegabubble and education really expensive from infancy
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