Workers in China’s domestically-owned private enterprises earned considerably less and experienced lower wage growth last year than those employed in the state-sector and companies with overseas investment, official data shows.
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Staff at US-owned tech giant Oracle’s China Development Centre in Beijing have staged protests this week over the company’s plans to layoff at least 500 employees.
Read more...China’s regional governments reluctant to raise the minimum wage
So far this year, only three out of 32 regional governments have increased their statutory minimum wage, although several others are expected to follow suit later in the year.
Read more...Frontline trade union officials kept in the dark as leaders hold meetings
In this case study from CLB’s trade union reform and accountability program, we ask why frontline trade union officials in the Anhui city of Lu’an were unaware of a major transport strike on their doorstep and why they were kept in the dark about an important initiative to recruit transport workers to the union.
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