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Shenzhen seeks to mask rather than resolve social unrest
New regulations drafted by the Shenzhen municipal government to outlaw public demonstrations involving self-harming and other disruptive behaviour by petitioners would be funny if they were not quite so tragic.
The draft Shenzhen SEZ Petitioning Regulations (深圳经济特区信访条例) state that those who violate the new restrictions on petitioning activities will be detained by the police and punished according to law. Shenzhen lawmakers seem to be unaware of the fact that right now in China, if anyone attempts to harm themselves in public; they will almost certainly be arrested and detained by the police for weeks if not months on end.
01 March 2011
Falsely accused official’s ten year struggle for justice does not bode well for ordinary workers
Early this year, the former president of the Hunan Goods and Materials Corp, Tan Zhaohua, finally cleared his name after being falsely accused of bribery and embezzlement in 2001. The case prompted extensive discussion in the Chinese media, with New Century magazine asking: If it took ten years for a provincial-level official to overcome injustice, what hope was there for ordinary Chinese people?
02 March 2011
Who is responsible when a worker dies inside the factory dormitory?
When 36-year-old Li Zhangjian died of a head injury just before the Lunar New Year holiday, his family did what many other migrant worker families do – they traveled down from their hometown in Henan to the luggage factory in Dongguan where Li was employed to demand compensation.
07 March 2011
Collective bargaining nets Honda workers in Foshan a 611 yuan increase in pay for 2011
Workers at the Nanhai Honda automotive components plant in Foshan, who won a 500 yuan per month pay increase after going out on strike last year, have gained an additional 611 yuan a month increase this year through peaceful collective bargaining.
07 March 2011
White collar workers lose out as factory wages rise in the Pearl River Delta
It used to be the case that young migrant workers in Dongguan would work in a factory for a few years and then try to find a more comfortable, better paid job in an office - not anymore.
While wages for production line workers in the "factory to the world" have increased by nearly 50 percent over the last two years, wages for office workers and those in the service sector have remained relatively static in real terms.
09 March 2011
Chinese legislator calls for restoration of the right to strike
In a somewhat unexpected move, Guangzhou businessman and national legislator, Zeng Qinghong, has made a proposal to the National People’s Congress (NPC) to protect the right of Chinese workers to go on strike.
11 March 2011
Two coalmine explosions in southwest China leave at least 28 dead
At least nine miners have died in an explosion at a coal mine in Yunnan’s resource-rich Fuyuan county on 16 March, the official media reported today. This follows a gas explosion at another coalmine in a neighbouring county on 12 March, which left 19 miners dead and 15 injured.
17 March 2011
Waking from a ten-year dream: Migrant workers in Dongguan
A compelling portrait of migrant worker life in the Pearl River Delta shows that while conditions have improved for some factory workers, for others, that change has come too late. Photograph by Renon-san.
06 April 2011
Will Chinese workers get the right to strike? Also, collective bargaining at Honda, and more
In this episode, William and Geoffrey discuss proposals at the NPC to give workers the right to strike.
15 March 2011
“People’s delegates” out of touch with ordinary people’s lives
Every year, the delegates to the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and National People’s Congress (NPC) can be guaranteed to come up with some thought-provoking and often outlandish proposals and suggestions.
This year is no exception, with delegates voicing their opinions on the education of rural children, graduate unemployment and the labour shortage. And, just as predictably, many of the delegates have been criticized by netizens for making unpractical or even ridiculous proposals.
15 March 2011