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RFA: More Strikes To Hit China
Labor unrest in China's factories could reignite at any time, according to a new report which says workers have been left out in the cold by a closed-circuit system that denies them the right to argue with their employers. The Hong Kong-based China Labour Bulletin (CLB) said in a report that a recent bid by Hong Kong factory owners to block new laws in the manufacturing heartland of neighboring Guangdong province could push labor relations to the breaking point again.
22 October 2010
Worker activist sentenced to three years in jail – scholars demand release
A well-know labour activist was sentenced on 20 October to three years in jail for “gathering a crowd to disrupt social order” (聚众扰乱社会秩序罪), according to media reports. Zhao Dongmin was arrested on 19 August last year after organizing more than 380 workers from about 20 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to form a labour rights group tasked with overseeing and monitoring SOE restructuring, and reporting corruption and abuses of power.
22 October 2010
Scholars, unionists and bosses debate collective bargaining
In the wake of Guangdong’s decision to postpone new collective bargaining legislation, a conference in Hong Kong yesterday discussed the key issues surrounding collective bargaining and the future of labour relations in China. Jointly organized by Hong Kong University and Shenzhen University, the conference was attended by scholars, lawyers, workers, labour activists and representatives of the business community from mainland China and Hong Kong.
22 October 2010
On the imprisonment of Zhao Dongmin, CLB's newest research report, the Chilean mine rescue, and Liu Xiaobo
In this episode, William and Geoff discuss the arrest of Zhao Dongmin, CLB's newest report, the Chilean mine rescue, and Liu Xiaobo.
22 October 2010
USA Today: Chilean mine rescue sheds some light on safety in China
A prototype of the "Phoenix" capsule that rescued 33 miners in Chile sits at the Chile Pavilion at Shanghai's World Expo — a symbol of an outcome that happens all too infrequently in China. As the world's largest producer and consumer of coal, China suffers the highest absolute number of coal mining-related deaths. In 2009, coal mine accidents killed 2,631, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. In the USA, coal mining fatalities totaled a record-low 18 in 2009, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
26 October 2010
Corruption and collusion deny battery factory workers proper compensation for lead-poisoning
Han Dongfang talks to the family of a factory worker who died of severe lead poisoning about the corruption and collusion that allowed the company to pay off victims of occupational disease with just a few thousand yuan.
26 October 2010
The Guardian: Chinese agency 'sold disabled workers into slave labour'
An alleged trafficker sold workers with learning disabilities as slave labour to a factory grinding rocks into powder for building materials, Chinese media claimed today.The case in north-west Xinjiang province is the latest in a series of scandals over the exploitation of vulnerable workers.
15 December 2010
A small step forward but still a long way to go for trade unions in China
It is probably the smallest trade union in the world, but the establishment of a two person union in a small privatized factory on the outskirts of Beijing last month still represents a step forward for China’s workers.
28 October 2010
Wall Street Journal: China Injury Case: Key to Global Balance?
Concerned about rebalancing of the world economy? Then set aside the G-20 and all the complicated wrangling over exchange rates and ponder instead the story of a one-handed former Chinese factory worker.
29 October 2010
SCMP: Hong Kong-owned factories in delta win concessions on labour rules
The Shenzhen municipal government has made concessions to Hong Kong factories over proposed rules intended to allow migrant workers to negotiate pay rises and welfare matters. But while discussions about the eventual shape of the labour rules continue, a study has found that the Hong Kong factories need to reinvent themselves to face new challenges.
01 November 2010