It has all been said on here before.
The free market is what has happened. Several things are going on.
For employers the teaching market is not the gold mine it used to be. There is far more competition in the market. The new rich kids are fully catered for and now the middle and lower middle and even working class families are looking for classes. Initially the growth led to a glut of students, now there is a glut of schools competing with each other and fees have gone down.
Also for employers, costs have gone up, including rents. Imagine being located in a fancy mall.
For teachers there is competitive pay. The job will go to the suitable person who is willing to work for lower pay. There are more expats coming to Kunming. Yes there are quality issues with some teaching (pay peanuts, get monkies, de—motivate then and get problems), but many owners of the private schools don't care about that TIC. They will just wrongly complain about inept and expensive teachers.
For the customer parent/student you get the McDonalds effect. All the little diners, some of which produced real quality, have been replaced by burger bars. There is only room in any market for a few centres of excellelence.
Public sector pay has not moved, but that is regulated.
Trend noticed on here. I have seen employers openly advertise crap pay (120) and others have taken this as an anchor/example and others are now also advertising crap pay.
What can we do? Not much as this is market forces. The new visa regulations will cause a blip in the teacher supply thing for the first wave, but actually could even force rates down as some employers will use some borderline legal cases to leverage rates down IMHO.
One thing we can do is hit the employer where it hurts, by wasting their time and money. Actually apply for jobs you are not going to take, send resume (use bogus hotmail address), change name and photo, do the phone interview etc, and when you are offered the job, don't turn up, and send an email later saying 'crap pay mate'. IF WE ALL DID THAT.


Changshui Airport set to debut
Posted byStay in any hotel near ErHuan Lu. Taxi will be quick and easy in the early a.m.
Changshui Airport set to debut
Posted byIf you mean hotel nr KMG, before you fly to Guiyang, then NO.
Hani terraces garner UNESCO status
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Hani terraces garner UNESCO status
Posted byFrom what I understand, there is a season when they are most picturesque. And there are some belting sunsets over the water.
Hani terraces garner UNESCO status
Posted byThe crayfish may destroy them before the Han get a chance.