China in Africa

Sierra Leone

• There are currently only three Chinese construction companies in Sierra Leone.

- Global Trading
- Henan Guoji
- Anhui Construction

• The Chinese companies reportedly pay very low salaries with occupational safety standards rarely followed and never enforced. He explained that while the quality of unskilled labour is very poor in Even though trade unions in Sierra Leone are extremely weak and disorganized, they do discuss the working conditions of their members employed by the 10-12 main construction companies operating in the country. (November 2006, China’s Interest and Activity in Africa’s Construction and Infrastructure Sectors, Centre for Chinese Studies Stellenbosch University)

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