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Lack of Chinese stalls netbooks

by on01 February 2010

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Not enough workers


While you
would think there were a lot of Chinese in China, component makers can't find enough to build their products and this could result in a worldwide shortage soon.

Component makers say that they can can only satisfy 70-80 per cent of their orders from notebook makers and the situation might get worse. The problem is that there are simply not enough skilled Chinese around to build the bits and bobs needed.

According to Digitimes part of the problem is that the glorious People's Republic started moving its economic development focus from coastal areas to inland. Plants in coastal regions have recently began to face difficulties hiring new workers and will need to double or triple salaries if the want to attract enough temporary workers to fulfil their orders.

To make matters worse, notebook makers want more components which is making gear as rare as hen's teeth. Labour shortages have been a problem in China since last year and word on the street is that things will get much worse after the Lunar New Year in February.

Some component makers do not expect to see five to 10 per cent of their employees coming back after the holiday break.
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