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Originally Posted by What's_nitro?
I know what the laws are here, but what are they in China? Would US laws apply there since CC is based in the US?
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In the Provence we are in in China, 16 is the minimum age when people can work a full-time job. But, my plant manager doesn't like to hire anyone under the age of 20 -- he thinks they aren't mature enough, and cause too many problems. He requires any applicant to be at least 20 years old.
And no, US laws protecting employees don't really apply in China -- but we have set up our plant to follow OSHA regulations for health and safety. Castle Holdings LLC is a Kansas company, and the Chinese factory is a WOFE (wholly-owned foreign enterprise.) We made the decision early-on to run the production facility in China the same way we run our production facility in the USA.
I hate to get into the politics of the situation (cause I'm sure some people won't like it!) but wife and I own about 80% of Castle, and we are both very strong proponents of worker's rights (some might even think Brenda borders on Socialist....) We feel like our employees are part of our family, and we treat them like they are. We want a work place that is safe, easy-going, and has a good work environment. And we apply the same philosophy in both Kansas and in China.