Striking Workers: GUANGZHOU, China

GUANGZHOU, China: GUANGZHOU, China - Just days after China announced sweeping reforms to revitalize its economy, several hundred striking workers rallied outside a Nokia factory in its wealthiest and most industrialized region shouting: "Protect our rights!", according to Reuters. "We have hopes for a better China," said one worker surnamed Huang who said he was forced to accept new contracts with worse terms of employment after Nokia sold its mobile phones business to U.S. software giant Microsoft and By James Pomfret This flareup over labor benefits in the vast factory belt of Guangdong province underlines the main difficulty in pushing through the reforms - the need to maintain stability while bringing changes in laws, businesses and society. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.