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...their home provinces. They have been laid off from jobs working in toy and textile factories, and from construction sites throughout what used to be a booming province. Among them is Zhang Dingli, 36, who worked in a toy factory for a decade. But in early November, the plant closed. He is a victim of an economic transition - a move away from the low-end, low-wage, export-oriented manufacturing on which much of China's rapid growth was built - that has been made more urgent by the global economic crisis. As China's double-digit growth rate plummets, thousands...
Jamaica Kincaid, world-renowned author of short stories, novels and essays, has finally returned to Harvard after a recent sabbatical. Back as a visiting lecturer, Kincaid dishes on plant collecting, the future of British journalists, and how to write—and live—well.1. FM: What’s your writing process? Do you sit down at your desk, and know exactly where your story will take you?JK: I sit down at my desk and I know it will be difficult in this way and difficult in that way. Every book has a different process. You think...
...Supported himself through college by working at a meatpacking plant...
...issue is Republic's compliance with federal government guidelines called the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (better known as WARN), an act which requires companies to give employees at least 60 days' notice before closing a plant or initiating mass layoffs. WARN also requires companies to fully compensate workers with all earned wages and vacation time. In a statement issued late Monday, Republic officials attributed the company's difficulties to the decline in the home construction market, which saw the company's sales plummet by 80%. Then it shifted blame to its creditor, Bank of America, which Republic said...
...companies need to follow through on those commitments." The Rev. Jesse Jackson appeared at the sit-in. Illinois' attorney general, Lisa Madigan, announced that her office planned to investigate various aspects of Republic's operations. On Monday, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich held a quickly organized press conference at the plant and vowed to ask a federal court to enforce federal guidelines. He also said the state would sever business dealings with Bank of America until the Republic matter is resolved. "It's a natural thing to step up to help workers when there's a situation like they're facing...