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.
Read more...Gone for 100 days: Three labour activists “disappeared” in China
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.
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