The number of coal mine deaths in China declined by 13.1 percent last year to stand at 333. The total number of accidents fell by just 0.9 percent to 224. The majority of these accidents involved less than ten fatalities, and officials noted that there had been no accidents involving more than 30 deaths for the last 25 months.
Read more...Well-known labour activists detained by Shenzhen police
At least five Chinese labour activists have been detained in what appears to be a coordinated police crackdown late on the evening of 20 January.
Read more...China’s construction workers need and deserve an effective trade union
A new report by CLB argues that the only way to resolve the decades-long problems endemic in China’s construction industry is through the creation of a sectoral trade union that can effectively bargain with industry bosses.
Read more...#MeToo: Send letters to your legislators, Chinese activists urge
Gender equality activists in China are calling on people from all over the country to send letters to legislators in Beijing calling for a new law against sexual harassment.
Read more...Shaanxi coal mine roof collapse kills 21 miners
At least 21 miners died when the roof collapsed at a coal mine in the northern province of Shaanxi on 12 January, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Read more...2018中国劳动关系概况回顾
中国劳工通讯2018年记录的1701起工人集体行动当中,共有1246件(73.3%)发生于国内民企。这足以证明中国的劳资矛盾是国内企业不规范所致,而中华全国总工会(全总)在此有不可逃避的责任。
Read more...The state of labour relations in China, 2018
Of the 1,701 incidents recorded on CLB’s Strike Map in 2018, 1,246 occurred in domestic private enterprises. Evidence enough that labour unrest in China is very much a domestic problem, and one that requires a domestic solution.
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