Well, in a system where obedience has been more important than equal welfare distribution, it is not really surprising that the Chinese workers have had poor protection for workers.  That is one of the main characteristics of totalitarian systems and a known phenomenon even in so called "communist" states, although totalitarian systems with an allegedly left-leaning ideology are known to be more concerned about these issues than right-wing systems even if it this is more theoretical than practical.      

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