China’s labor pool is not running dry, but migrantworkers are expecting more from cities
For most of China’s 240 million farmerswho leave their hometowns for manualjobs in cities, the only opportunity forfamily reunion is the Spring Festival,or Lunar New Year that fell on February 3this year.
Many assembly line workers quit theirjobs to go back home one month before thefestival and decide whether to come backto cities two weeks after the festival. Thisschedule creates seasonal labor shortages incities, which have been a big headache forowners of manufacturing facilities nationwide.