TIME Asia: China - Labor Lost

COVER STORY

Workers' Wasteland
China's prosperous surface masks a rising sea of joblessness that could threaten the country's stability.

Women in the Workforce
China's Layoff Policy: Ladies First.

Economic Migrants
China Can't Keep 'em Down on the Farm.

Flash Points & Hot Spots
China's coastal cities boom with electronics factories, but layoffs are soaring in the industrialized northeast.



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