On the eve of the Spring Festival on the eve of the Spring Festival, a new task has been added to the "to-do list" of the festival, "a href=" http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp "Jingjing group" /a Crystal (Crystal Group), which produces clothing for Western retailers Abercrombie & Fitch and Mothercare. "P" < /p >
P Dennis, executive director of Jingyuan group, said that the group purchased 9000 round-trip train tickets for migrant workers in Dongguan, so that they could return home for the Spring Festival (the most important festival in the Chinese year). They also bought dry food for them on the road, because from Guangdong to their towns and villages, they often had a long way to go. < /p >
Less than P, workers can return home for free, and more importantly, they no longer need to queue up or access the Internet to buy train tickets, which is a more common way of buying tickets. This is also good for Jingyuan group, because the workers will not leave Guangdong early to ensure the seats of trains or coaches, and invest in the largest annual migration in the world. < /p >
< p > "the whole plan is to attract them to the last day as much as possible," Dennis Wong said. He explained that from last November to the new year, the company increased the efficiency bonus by up to 8%. < /p >
< p > in the Pearl River Delta of Guangdong, the "a href=" http://sjfzxm.com/news/index_s.asp "world factory < /a >, many factories are trying every means to retain workers. With the change of population structure, this practice has become more and more important. Especially under the efforts of the one child policy and the government's efforts to create inland employment opportunities, the recruitment difficulty of enterprises is increasing. < /p >
P Eagle, Melissa Tsui of Dongguan electronics manufacturer, said that workers who return to work after the Spring Festival will receive a bonus of 100 yuan to 1000 yuan. She said that this will help maintain a higher staff turnover rate of 80% to 90%, and some factories may lose more than 30% of their original workforce after the holidays. < /p >
< p > in the other corner of Dongguan, TAL, a clothing company supplied by Brooks Brothers and other retailers, is trying to use the raffle to retain employees in TAL. Any worker who persists in work from November 15th to January 24th is eligible to win eight awards of 8888 yuan (1500 US dollars), and "eight" is an auspicious number in Chinese because it is homophonic with "wealth". < /p >
< p > Jingyuan group will also hold a lucky draw in February, with a bonus of 9999 yuan to attract more workers to return to the factory. "Nine" is another lucky number, meaning longevity. Dennis Wong said that in the past five years, 98% of the workers returned to work on the first day after the long holidays. But he stressed that such measures are part of the annual effort. < /p >
< p > "it's like a set meal. More importantly, how do you treat workers throughout the year, not just the lunar new year, "Dennis Wong said. He added that the company has introduced a series of measures, including organizational parties and one day tourism, to "let workers feel that Dongguan is their second home". < /p >
Alan Cuddihy, director of sustainable development at P PCH, echoes this assertion. For this reason, the Shenzhen supply chain company, which cooperated with Apple and other customers, set up a free internet access library, hosted outdoor activities such as beach barbecue and local business discount cards. < /p >
< p > the company also opened a hotline for workers. Cuddihy said that these efforts have resulted in an average monthly a loss rate of less than /a, from 31% in 2012 to less than 10% per month. < /p >
< p > "workers from all over the country are homesick, lonely and frequent changing jobs in the absence of any relatives," Cuddihy said. "They are looking for a more socialized working environment and community. This is one of the main reasons for frequent changes. " < /p >
< p >, however, the "world factory" can not simply rely on outing activities, return bonus and lucky draw. Geoff Crothall, China Labour Bulletin of the Hongkong labor organization, says that what workers really want is better pay and benefits. Although Guangdong's salary level has risen year by year in the two digit range, even in Shenzhen, where the highest salary is in China, the minimum monthly salary is still only 300 dollars. < /p >
< p > Gerhard Flatz, general manager of a > KTC company "/a" in Guangdong, adds that the measures such as returning bonus are not a sustainable solution for retaining employees. < /p >
< p > "this kind of tool is very similar to painkillers," Gerhard Flatz said. "In the short term, they may help to suppress the emergency symptoms to a certain extent, but... They may not be able to solve them or even tackle the fundamental problems of reality. < /p >