There have been at least three collective protests by workers in China’s troubled automotive industry in the last week, related primarily to mass layoffs, wage arrears and unpaid compensation.
Read more...Two major accidents at chemical plants in China this week leave at least 17 dead
In the second major accident in China’s chemical industry this week, two people died after a fire broke out yesterday at the Huludao Tianqi Shengye Chemical plant in the north-eastern province of Liaoning.
Read more...Rural doctors and teachers take action over chronic underfunding
Community doctors and teachers in China’s poor rural counties have been pushed to the limit and are now taking collective action to defend their rights.
Read more...Employer let off the hook in Chengdu sexual harassment case
A court in the southwestern city of Chengdu has ordered a well-known civil society figure to formally apologise, within 15 days of its judgment, for sexually harassing one of his junior colleagues in 2015.
Read more...Wuhan’s good trade union official struggles to be heard
In this case study from CLB’s trade union reform and accountability program, we meet one of the few trade union officials in the construction industry who is willing to get his hands dirty and help workers resolve the issues most important to them.
Read more...Coal mine accidents on the rise during China’s Work Safety Month
China’s coal mine safety record has come under fire from the official media after 30 miners died and 21 were injured in June, China’s National Work Safety Month.
Read more...The shifting patterns of labour protests in China present a challenge to the union
Large-scale factory worker protests are being replaced by small-scale, spontaneous actions in the construction, transport and service industries.
Read more...Decent healthcare still a distant dream for most workers in China
More than 95 percent of China’s population are covered by a state medical insurance plan. However, only a small proportion have access to high quality healthcare.
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