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Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:31 am Post subject: Canadian Forestry Jobs China Bound |
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Forestry jobs could be shipped to China
Last updated Nov 15 2005 08:55 AM PST
CBC News
A B.C. forest industry group says companies here should consider moving their wood-product manufacturing to China to take advantage of lower wages there.
B.C. already exports low-grade lumber to China, where it goes through the remanufacturing process and is then sold around the world.
Coast Forest Products Association president Rick Jeffery says Chinese manufacturers have a financial advantage over B.C. companies.
"They have access to a workforce at very low wages, and it's a very motivated workforce."
The association says B.C. needs to develop a plan on how to compete with wood products made in China – suggesting that could include taking advantage of that cheaper Chinese labour.
http://www.cbc.ca/bc/story/bc_forestry-china20051115.html |
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