1、According to China Securities Journal, labor shortage, a seasonal phenomenon when migrant workers return home for the Spring Festival has show signs of coming early.The report said small and medium sized companies in coastal provinces are struggling to survive amid the global economic downturn as or
2、der volume declines.Traditional employers such as manufacturing and construction are the hardest hit.The last time China experienced labour shortage was in 2008.For more on the Chinese job market situation, were joined live now by Mark Hughes, Executive business editor of China Daily, visiting professor of media studies at Beijing University of Foreign Studies.