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China's new labor laws are pushing dozens of factories in southern China to close or shift operations to lower-cost places such as Vietnam, according to local media reports and labor organizations. Citing cost concerns, California-based Plantronics in November closed its Altec Lansing speaker factory in southern China, cutting more than 800 jobs.
The new labor laws, which took effect this month, could raise employers' labor costs between 5% and 40%, according to estimates for various industries. This is because of stipulations about what employers have to provide in severance pay and medical, retirement and housing benefits.
During the Lunar New Year holidays, most factory workers return to their homes in China's interior, and typically some choose not to return to their arduous jobs. This year, the return rate could be lower, because the new laws are raising fears among workers that their overtime hours might be reduced. Many workers are used to logging about 80 hours a month in overtime, says CLSA's Vincent Chan. Rules governing overtime were made before the new labor laws were set, but these largely have been ignored in many places. Now, due to increased scrutiny, many employers are more afraid to flout regulations limiting overtime hours -- and that could discourage workers from going back to their jobs. "The true test will happen after Chinese New Year," Mr. Chan says.
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