Labour News

• Labour protests

Laid-off ICBC staff detained when marching to Zhongnanhai

More than 50 laid-off staff of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the largest lender in China, were detained by police when they marched to Zhongnanhai, the Chinese government's headquarters in Beijing. [Read More]

Zoo workers strike against inadequate layoff compensation and unpaid wages

About 400 workers at a previously state-owned zoo in Shenzhen staged a strike against unpaid wages and unfair layoff compensation. [Read More]

Over 3,000 retired and laid-off workers protest against unfair SOE restructuring

More than 3,000 retired and laid-off cadres and workers of several former state-owned enterprises staged a demonstration outside the city government building in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, against unfair retirement and layoff arrangement as a result of privatization of the state-owned enterprises. [Read More]

• Foreign investments in China and corporate social responsibility

The Role of Foreign Investors in Promoting Good Labour Practices in China

An edited version of a speech given by Han Dongfang, director of China Labour Bulletin, during the annual international conference of Rights & Democracy (International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development) in Toronto on 14-15 June this year. [Read More]

• International solidarity

IUF launches Chinese website

The International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF) has officially launched its Chinese-language website on the International Human Rights Day, which falls on 10 December. [Read More]

Chinese Workers' Voices

Han Dongfang's latest radio interview with Chinese workers: Changchun three-wheel cycle workers strike against clamp-down on licenses

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• Listen to the original audio file (in Putonghua): [Click here]

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