72% of Chinese wage earners have not had a paid vacation in the past three years, according to a recent survey by Xinhua. 14% had one paid vacation in the past three years, and less than 8% had three paid vacations in three years.
22.4% of wage earners “would not dare” ask for a paid vacation, 22.3% said they had had no time to take a vacation, and 9.7% worried that it would accept their future prospects at their job.
Executive level employees, and employees of SEOs are more likely to enjoy paid vacations. Employees in the Chinese private sector have it the worst for paid vacation prospects.
Source: inews.qq.com
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A foreign teacher I know works for one of China's biggest english factories. When they take holidays they have to do the equivalent number of classes in the months before their "paid leave" to make up for the time they are off. So not really holidays. So not just Chinese workers.
Sep 17, 2015 12:58 Report Abuse
50% of them have to do unpaid overtime too. and most of them does not allowed to use brain which could have any different idea or aprroch than boss.
Sep 17, 2015 12:52 Report Abuse
The holidays here last longer than they do in the developed world...That is why they are called festivals.
Sep 17, 2015 11:26 Report Abuse
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