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Monthly Archives: August 2019

Enterprise trade union in Nanning powerless to prevent factory closure

Posted: Aug 26 2019 Categories: News Tags: Trade Union Reform and Accountability Comment: 0

In this case study from China Labour Bulletin’s ongoing trade union reform and accountability program (工会改革观察与促进), we talk with a district trade union veteran frustrated with the inability of enterprise unions to stand up for their workers.

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China’s unemployment rate jumps in July as graduates enter the job market

Posted: Aug 14 2019 Categories: News Tags: Latest News Comment: 0

China’s urban unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points last month to stand at 5.3 percent at the end of July.

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Sanitation worker protests escalate in China over the summer

Posted: Aug 13 2019 Categories: News Tags: Latest News Comment: 0

There have been at least eight strikes and protests by sanitation workers in cities across China since 1 May this year, accounting for ten percent of all service sector incidents recorded on CLB’s Strike Map.

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China sounds alarm over prospect of major accidents in August

Posted: Aug 06 2019 Categories: News Tags: Latest News Comment: 0

The Ministry of Emergency Management has issued a “statistical analysis” of major accidents in China that pinpoints August as being the most dangerous month of the year. 

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Exploitation of student interns in the spotlight again

Posted: Aug 01 2019 Categories: News Tags: Latest News Comment: 0

The revelation in the Beijing News last week that a vocational college in northern China had sent its students to intern over the summer at a local amusement park has highlighted once again the long-standing exploitation of interns in China.

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