Health and Safety - Sink or Swim. Health and safety performance in Chinese factories across many sectors lags behind international standards. About 80% of the worldwide total work casualties occur in China.
EU to China: Consumer Protection Needs Work. A frenzy of media reports worldwide has raised alerts about defective Chinese goods at a time when European Union and Chinese officials are meeting to solidify terms of their consumer protection system.
Gammon Health & Safety article. Interview with Pater Rawlings on the Challenges of Health and Safety in China's construction industry and the approach of Gammon Construction, Hong Kong.
Health and Safety Business Focus In China a life is lost for every RMB 1 million of GDP - another 7 are injured. China's productivity and reputation are at risk. There is an urgent need for workplace attitudes, management investment and operational control systems to be upgraded.
The supply chain and management of fresh produce in China. Ethical Corporation Asia editor Paul French thinks big brands in China are just not undertaking the same ethics schemes they are in other parts of the world, and wonders why. Includes discussion of the benefits of taking a leadership position in the count
What Level of Product Failure is Acceptable?. The last 3 months have been a nightmare for anyone with a Made in China sticker on their goods, and for China as a whole.
Through this process, one of the things I keep coming back to is "what level of product failure is acceptable". For consumers, the f