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Unity is Strength: The Workers' Movement in China 2009-2011 CLB's fourth in-depth report on the workers’ movement examines the trends and developments in worker activism in China from 2009 to 2011, and documents the responses of employers, government and trade unions. (October 2011) |
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Throwaway Labour: The exploitation of Chinese "trainees" in Japan
China is by far the most important supplier of "trainees" to Japan's low-paid labour intensive industries. Trainees are routinely exploited and, as this report shows, the only real beneficiaries are Japanese employers and the Chinese companies supplying the trainees. (June 2011) |
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Hired on Sufferance: China’s migrant workers in Singapore
CLB examines how mainland Chinese workers are recruited to work in Singapore, the working conditions and discrimination they have to endure there, and how, when no longer needed, they are sent back to China. (February 2011). |
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The Hard Road: Seeking justice for victims of pneumoconiosis in China Pneumoconiosis is by far the most widespread occupational disease in China but very few victims get anything like the compensation they are legally entitled to. CLB examines the issues and outlines a series of measures to improve workplace safety and that ensure workers’ rights are protected. (April 2010). Executive summaries in French and Italian |
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Paying the Price for Economic Development: The Children of Migrant Workers in China A special report on the plight of one of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in Chinese society, the children of migrant workers, left behind in the countryside and discriminated against in the city. (November 2009). Executive summaries in French, German and Italian. |
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Going it Alone: The Workers’ Movement in China (2007-2008) CLB looks at how the workers’ movement in China developed in 2007 and 2008, how the government responded to it, and why the official trade union was unable or unwilling to play a positive role in it. (July 2009). Executive summaries in French, German and Italian. |
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Protecting Workers’ Rights or Serving the Party: The way forward for The ACFTU has a mandate to protect the rights and interests of China’s workers. However; it has become so passive and subservient to its political masters over the last two decades, that it is now unable to satisfy even the most basic demands of migrant workers (March 2009). Executive summaries in French, German and Italian. |
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No Way Out: Worker Activism in China’s State-Owned Enterprise Reforms A joint-report with Canada’s Rights and Democracy that reveals how the lives of millions of workers were thrown into turmoil during the wholesale, shock therapy-style privatization of China’s state owned enterprises in the late 1990s and early 2000s. (September 2008) |
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A report on the appalling safety record of the coal mining industry in China, the collusion between mine owners and local government officials, as well as the government’s system of post-disaster management, which is systematically eroding the rights of the bereaved. (March 2008). Executive summaries in French, German and Italian |
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Speaking Out: The Workers’ Movement in China, 2005-2006
Following on from CLB's initial workers' movement report, this survey provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the major events and developments in labour relations from 2005 to 2006. (December 2007) |
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Breaking the Impasse: Promoting Worker Involvement in the Collective Bargaining and Contracts Process
An introduction to China's collective contract system that details the legal framework and practical implementation of the system so far, and advocates the use of collective bargaining as a means of promoting and protecting workers' rights, as well as improving relations between labour and management. (November 2007) |
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Small Hands: A Survey Report on Child Labour in China
Child labour is a widespread, systemic and increasingly serious problem in China. This report explores both the demand for child labour in China and the supply of child labour stemming from serious failings in the rural school system. (September 2007). Executive summaries in French, German and Italian |
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Falling Through the Floor: Migrant Women Workers' Quest for Decent Work in Dongguan, China
Migrant women workers in the Pearl River Delta tell us in their own words about their arduous experiences of trying to earn a decent living in China's boom towns. (September 2006) |
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Deadly Dust: The Silicosis Epidemic among Guangdong Jewellery Workers
The main focus of this report is on the labour rights litigation work undertaken by CLB during 2004-05 to assist jewellery workers who had contracted silicosis to win fair and appropriate compensation from their employers. (December 2005. Executive summaries in French and Italian. |
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The Liaoyang Workers’ Struggle: Portrait of a Movement A report on the landmark protests that occurred during the privatization of state-owned enterprises in the north-eastern city of Liaoyang in 2002, and the subsequent trial and imprisonment of workers’ leaders Xiao Yunliang and Yao Fuxin. (July 2003) |
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Swimming against the Tide: A short history of labour conflict in China and the government’s attempts to control it A short report that traces the development of labour relations during the reform era and examines precisely how, why and when the Chinese government effectively ceded control to the employers, with workers left out in the cold, marginalized and powerless. (October 2010). Executive summaries in French and Italian. |
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Public Interest Litigation in China: A New Force for Social Justice
One of the first English language overviews of the newly emerging field of public interest litigation (PIL) in China. The study examines the social, economic and legal background to PIL's development, shows its relevance to labour rights in China, and discusses the current obstacles and prospects for the future. (October 2007) |
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Help or Hindrance to Workers: China's Institutions of Public Redress A report on the numerous problems in China’s labyrinthine and often bewildering labour arbitration and court system that confront workers seeking redress for violations of their rights, particularly work-related illness and injury, and suggests ways in which these issues can be resolved. (April 2008) |
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The Workers’ Movement in China (2009-2010) |
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Hired on Sufferance: China’s Migrant Workers in Singapore |
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在异国难圆的梦：赴日研修实习生劳动权益状况报告(2011年1月) Unfulfilled dreams in a foreign land: A report on the rights and interest of Chinese "trainees" in Japan. |
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劳资矛盾何以成为社会的忧患：对劳动关系转型及调整机制的回顾与探讨(2010年5月) How Labour-Management Conflicts Have Become a Social Misery: A Look Back on Developments in Labour Relations and the System for Managing Them. |
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蜀道之难，难於上青天”— 析尘肺病患者索赔的三类障碍 (2009年12月) "Easier the climb to Heaven:" The three obstacles on the road to justice for victims of pneumoconiosis. |
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The Workers Movement in China, 2007-2008 |
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谁来维权 为谁维权 --- 论全总维权的政治化及中国工会运动的出路(2008年12月)
Who is the protector, and who the protected: A discussion of the politicisation of the ACFTUs’ rights protection activities, and ways out of the impasse for the union movement in
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终结“法外运行”的雇佣关系 —— 论《劳动合同法》对工会角色的定位(2008年7月） Operating Outside the Law: The Labour Contract Law and the role the Trade Unions |
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从“状告无门”到“欲加之罪” --- 对工人集体行动演变过程的分析 (2008年 3 月) No Legal Recourse: Why collective labour protests lead to conflict with the law. |
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公力救济在劳工维权过程中的异化：对三起工伤（职业病）索赔案的分析 (2007年12月)
Help or Hindrance: An analysis of public protection procedures in three occupational injury cases. |
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集体合同制度是调整劳资关系的必然选择 (2007年9月)
Breaking the Impasse: Promoting Worker Involvement in the Collective Bargaining and Contracts Process. |
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中国工人运动观察报告(2005-2006)（2007年5月）
Speaking Out: The Workers Movement in China, 2005-2006 |
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“以人为本”？：煤矿矿难遗属谈话的启示（2006年11月）
Putting People First: A Critique of China’s Compensation System for Bereaved Coalminers’ Families |
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关于中国童工现象的实地考察报告 （2006年5月）
Small Hands: Survey Report on Child Labour in China |
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有效的工人组织：保障矿工生命的必由之路 —中国煤矿安全治理研究报告（2006年3月)
Bloody Coal: An Appraisal of China's Coalmine Safety Management System |
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致命的粉尘：中国广东地区珠宝加工业矽肺病个案分析报告 （2005年12月）
Deadly Dust: The Silicosis Epidemic in the Guangdong Jewellery Processing Industry |
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中国工人运动观察报告(2000-2004)（2005年9月）
Standing Up: The Workers Movement in China, 2000-2004 |
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挣扎在去留之间：中国广东省东莞女工状况的调查笔录整理报告（2005年6月）
Falling Through the Floor: Migrant Women Workers’ Quest for Decent Work in Dongguan, China |
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官商较量与劳权缺位：中国职业安全卫生报告 （2005年4月）
Occupational Health and Safety in China – Labour Rights Lose Out to Government and Business. |
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利益的冲突与法律的失败：中国劳工权益分析报告 （2004年11月）
Conflicts of Interest and the Ineffectiveness of China’s Labour Laws |
Research Reports
China Labour Bulletin has produced an extensive series of Chinese and English language research reports that provide an in-depth analysis of some of the key labour rights issues in China today, and offer a series of recommendations designed to resolve the most pressing problems. Several reports have executive summaries in French, German and Italian.
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