Three labour activists and citizen journalists have been detained for more than three months now simply for helping workers with occupational illness defend their rights.
Read more...Sichuan trade union kept busy with poverty alleviation projects while workers go unpaid
In this case study from CLB’s ongoing trade union reform and accountability program, we discuss the response of trade union and local government officials in Sichuan to a typical construction workers’ wage arrears case
Read more...Violations of women workers’ rights widespread says Guangzhou court
The courts in Guangzhou handle up to 4,000 cases involving women workers’ rights each year. They are now urging trade unions etc. to help improve rights protection on the ground.
Read more...Cracks in China’s old-age pension system begin to widen
Officially, 943 million people in China have a pension. For most people however its value is minimal and the system will need broad reform if workers born in the 1980s are going to be guaranteed retirement protection.
Read more...China sees progress in tackling child labour but problems remain
On World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June, we examine the progress made in tackling child labour in China and the problems that remain unresolved.
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