Discussion: Building in China – the case for moral fibre

The life of a construction worker in Beijing these days is worth 80,000 yuan, or around 7,300 euros. That’s what the family of a migrant worker received when he fell to his death from the scaffolding of Herzog & de Meuron’s “Bird’s Nest” stadium. The money was paid, the body cremated, the incident hushed up. The “Bird’s Nest” is a...