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Huawei hit by protests over illegal workers in Indonesia (The FT Beyond BRICs Blog)
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Huawei hit by protests over illegal workers in Indonesia (The FT Beyond BRICs Blog)Mar 7, 2013 by Ben Bland and Kathrin Hille http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/03/07/huawei-targetted-by-indonesian-workers/#axzz2Mtzlp8UU Huawei, the Chinese telecoms group, is the latest international investor to feel the brunt of Indonesia’s increasingly vocal trade union movement. Union activists and current and former employees have launched a campaign against what they say is Huawei’s use of illegal foreign workers, its union busting practices and other alleged violations of Indonesia’s tough labour laws. The dispute adds to the list of items troubling Huawei’s global image and puts to the test the company’s quickly-expanding public relations apparatus. The group, the world’s second-largest vendor of telecoms networking equipment after Ericsson, with revenues hitting Rmb220.2bn ($35.4bn) last year, has been battling suspicions in the US and some other markets that its alleged links to the Chinese military could pose a security risk to its customers. Ren Zhengfei, the company’s founder, was an officer in the People’s Liberation Army before he set up Huawei. However, the company denies that the military or government has any control over it and it has also rejected claims that it violates Indonesian employment law. In Indonesia, Huawei employs around 4,000 people, who are working with most of the major mobile phone and landline operators to build much-needed network capacity. At a series of small protests in Jakarta this week, trade unionists and current and former employees said the company was employing foreign staff without the proper permits and that it had fired employees who protested against this. Six Chinese Huawei employees are facing deportation from Indonesia because they did not register as required with the local immigration office in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second city. Activists claimed this was just the tip of the iceberg. “I like working at Huawei and if they follow the regulations then we welcome them in Indonesia,” said Ririn Setyawati, a 36-year-old programme controller for Huawei, who expects to be fired shortly because of her activism. “But many of the things they’ve been doing are unfair and we have to stand up for our rights.” A spokeswoman for Huawei said that only around 20 per cent of the company’s staff in Indonesia were expatriates and that it strictly followed “all applicable Indonesian laws and procedures related to labour relations and employment matters”. She said a recent spate of employees leaving the company had been driven by “performance issues”. Sahat Sinurat, the director of industrial dispute prevention and settlement at Indonesia’s labour ministry, said he was setting up a taskforce to investigate the allegations about Huawei. As the trade unions continue to flex their muscles, arguing that workers deserve a bigger share of the benefits of Indonesia’s economic boom, Huawei is unlikely to be the last company facing such troubles. Sina Weibo Testing New, WeChat-Like Public Platform (techinasia.com)Mar 8, 2013 by C. Custer http://www.techinasia.com/sina-weibo-testing-wechatlike-public-platform/
by Steven Millward http://www.techinasia.com/appannie-data-china-apps-downloads-wechat/ AppAnnie just released its latest report on app monetization; after looking at some amazing performances by Japanese and Korean developers, we thought it’d be interesting to shine a spotlight on China. But it’s ultimately not very encouraging. But first, the data from the iOS App Store shows that, to quote AppAnnie: One of the fastest growing major countries by downloads for the social networking category is China, where monthly downloads doubled from January 2012 to January 2013. In fact, now half of the category’s worldwide downloads come from the United States and China. Social Networking app revenue in China still remains very minimal, so we look forward to seeing whether publishers monetize these new downloads over the coming year. Here’s the corresponding chart with China’s social app downloads highlighted in red: (See Chart) WeChat, Whatsapp, and dating WeChat is the sole Chinese representative on the global stage in this new monthly data. Made by Tencent (HKG:0700), it makes an appearance in sixth place: (See Chart) The report notes that WeChat beats Whatsapp in terms of downloads in January, and is seeing good progress in some overseas markets as WeChat takes on rivals like Line and KakaoTalk in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. But, with no consumer-side monetization right now, WeChat makes no further appearances in other rankings. In contrast, Whatsapp, which is a 99 cents download, is second in terms of social app revenue, while Line is in pole position thanks to its paid sticker packs and social gaming platform. As for the top 10 downloads for iOS just in China in January 2013, it’s dominated by apps for chatting and dating. A complete newcomer steals in as the top iOS download – the dating/chat app MicroLove. The smash-hit messaging app WeChat is in third place. In between is Papa, the Instagram clone that was huge last year in China thanks to one little gimmick – allowing people to post voice messages along with their photos. Tencent, which is China’s biggest web company, continues its reign with top ten spots for its IM-style apps QQ and QQ HD (8th and 9th); Sina Weibo is an interloper in seventh spot. WeChat might be quiet on the monetization front right now, but then Tencent has already explained to us that it’s focusing on user acquisition and being a useful social tool. Chinese developers lose out to Japan Elsewhere in the report, there’s not much more from the world’s most populous nation. For a newly-risen tech giant, Chinese developers are still not really making it on the world stage. Tencent appears in ninth place among monthly downloads on iOS among global publishers, but that’s pretty much it. With so few China-made apps and games having gone global, and local smartphone users being very reluctant to pay up, the scene doesn’t look too encouraging compared to neighboring South Korea and Japan. The Android black hole Despite all the good work that AppAnnie does, its Android data is sadly useless in relation to China since not many Chinese consumers actually use Google Play for app downloads (and paid apps are not supported). Instead, China’s Android users turn to a variety of third-party app stores. That leaves us not knowing what Chinese Android fans – of which there are very many – are doing with their phones. The sole Chinese publisher on the Google Play top downloads rankings is 3G.cn’s Go Launcher team, which makes an array of freeware tools and utilities. The ‘Go’ series of apps – including things like Go Weather – are popular around the world, which helped propel the developers into fifth place in terms of downloads (but not in terms of direct monetization). It’s a timely reminder that, unlike with Korean and Japanese developers, China’s app creators cannot rely on profiting from their own populace, and have yet to muster a global blockbuster. That leaves Chinese developers struggling to monetize from other sources, like advertising or cross-promotion platforms in their home market, particularly on Android. Directory: 2013 2013 -> Annual InStructional unit plan 2013 -> The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine 2013 -> #1 a lifesafer of virginia inc 2013 -> Name(s): your name here team or Group #(if applicable): Professor’s name 2013 -> Alcott Local School Council (lcs) Meeting Minutes 2013 -> Table Of Contents introduction 2 2013 -> Supplemental demographic information 2013 -> 【Education&Working Experience】 Download 438.17 Kb. Share with your friends:
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