China Bans Foreign Firms Hiring Labors in China to Work Abroad

China Bans Foreign Firms Hiring Labors in China to Work Abroad

By Bloomberg News

Aug. 23 (Bloomberg) — China will crack down on foreign companies directly recruiting and hiring workers in China to do manual labor overseas, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a joint statement posted to the commerce ministry’s website today.

The government will also stop Chinese companies from sending labors from the nation to work overseas for foreign individuals, according to the statement. China will also strictly control the sending of Chinese labors to work in overseas nations where conditioners are worse than those domestically and where risks are high, according to the statement.