In this edition: Workers in the pandemic, tech layoffs, parcel delivery rate cuts, food delivery workers’ rewards and punishments, age limits in construction industry, overtime culture, vocational student intern deaths, and a rise in teacher qualification applications
Read more...Workers live in factories, food delivery drivers sleep outside, and medical staff die from overwork in Covid-19 wave
Frontline workers have borne the brunt of the latest wave of Covid-19 hitting Shanghai and Shenzhen especially hard
Read more...Labour policy suggestions put forward at annual legislative meetings in Beijing
Discussions at these meetings act as a barometer on labour policies for the coming year
Read more...CLB Report: Reimagining Workers’ Rights in China
In a new 120+ page report, CLB takes a case-based approach to examining the last ten years of workers’ rights issues and the policy reasons for rapidly increasing inequality
Read more...February 2022 labour news round-up: Young workers are dying from excessive hours
Deaths from overwork, food delivery workers trend toward full-time, a rise in deadly gas line explosions, and university graduates express anxiety about job prospects
Read more...Workers to be laid off from Canon factory in Zhuhai negotiate for severance compensation
Over 800 factory workers set to lose their jobs from the plant closure are locked in negotiations with management
Read more...Shanxi accident shows systemic failures in keeping miners safe
On 17 December, 20 coal miners working at an illegal coal mining site were rescued in Xiaoyi, Shanxi, after they were trapped underground by flooding. Two more miners died before the rescue team arrived, sparking public discussion about how to ensure the safety of workers in the mining industry.
Read more...Gas explosion in Shenyang takes five lives
On 21 October, a powerful gas explosion on a commercial street in Sh
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