The northeastern province of Shandong has ordered the closure of all non-coal mining operations in response to two major accidents at gold mines that killed at least 16 miners, state media reported.
Read more...Taxi driver sues local newspaper and transport authority as protests escalate
A taxi driver from the central city of Xuchang has sued the local newspaper and the municipal transport authorities for 3,000 yuan each, plus costs, accusing them of colluding with the city’s cab companies to extort management fees from drivers.
Read more...Collective protests decline but worker grievances remain unresolved
China’s economic slowdown, combined with rapidly shifting patterns of employment and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, resulted in a marked decline in the number of collective protests by workers last year.
Read more...Migrant workers hit hardest by job losses in 2020
China boasted a robust economic recovery following the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, but official statistics confirm that rural migrant workers, who make up more than one-third of the working population, suffered severe job losses and saw incomes stagnate.
Read more...China trumpets new coal mine safety achievements in 2020
One month after 23 workers died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a Chongqing coal mine, China’s State Administration of Coal Mine Safety announced that 2020 had been one of the safest years on record for the industry, with no “exceptionally serious” accidents.
Read more...Employee deaths put China’s tech sector under further scrutiny
An engineer employed at e-commerce platform Pinduoduo reportedly jumped to his death on Saturday, 9 January, after unexpectedly returning home on leave. It was the second sudden death of a Pinduoduo employee in ten days, highlighting the extreme pressure faced by workers in China’s ultra-competitive tech sector.
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Temporary workers stage mass protests at electronics factories in China and India
Thousands of temporary workers staged a mass protest outside the Pegatron factory in Shanghai on 19 December after managers at the Taiwan-owned electronics company ordered them to relocate to another facility in Kunshan.
Read more...Minimum wage increases stall under the impact of Covid-19 pandemic
For the first time in over a decade, none of China’s provinces and regions announced a minimum wage increase this year, and several regions implemented an official minimum wage freeze.
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