The Chinese Saga of Olympic Shame Continues...... Olympics all work and
no pay for migrant workers/Globe and Mail

Olympics all work and no pay for migrant workers
The cheap toil of 30,000 construction labourers is being used to build
dozens of stadiums and other venues on time

GEOFFREY YORK

From Monday's Globe and Mail

August 6, 2007 at 6:58 AM EDT

BEIJING ― As he hauls heavy bags of sand to the perfectly groomed
grounds of Beijing's new beach-volleyball stadium, Wang Hongjian knows
he will never have a chance to see the bikini-clad athletes who will
play here during the Olympics next summer.

Beads of sweat are dripping from his forehead as he toils under the
blazing sun of the Beijing summer. He works for 10 hours a day, seven
days a week, earning a meagre salary of $120 a month.

The 53-year-old migrant worker from Henan province is housed in a
crowded dormitory, 15 workers in each room, without air conditioning or
even a fan.