Labor unions in China are ridiculed for their impotence and are referred to as `` boss ' unions '' Bottom-up activism puts pressure on the government to make changes . Nearly half of all protests between 2011-2013 were related to factory workers ' rights . Comment:
Labor unions in China are ridiculed for their impotence and are referred to as `` boss ' unions '' Bottom-up activism puts pressure on the government to make changes . Nearly half of all protests between 2011-2013 were related to factory workers ' rights . China can no longer rely on cheap labor -- so what 's next for `` the world 's factory '' ?