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Xinjiang slave labour factory owner sentenced to four years imprisonment
A Xinjiang factory owner and his wife who used a group of mentally disabled people as slave labour for more than four years were, on 30 April, sentenced to four and half years and two years in prison respectively for a range of criminal offences, the Legal Daily reported.
03 May 2011
Wuhan trade union signs collective contract for 450,000 catering workers
In what is reportedly the largest collective wage agreement ever negotiated by a Chinese trade union, 450,000 catering workers in the central city of Wuhan will be guaranteed a monthly wage at least 30 percent higher than the city’s statutory minimum wage, currently 900 yuan in urban areas and 750 yuan in the suburbs.
04 May 2011
Wall Street Journal: Unions Are Good for Business in China
For a long time it seemed to some that China's lack of independent labor unions was an advantage. Wages stayed low, and Chinese industry didn't have to worry about strike disruptions. This was always a disadvantage for workers. But now the costs of this strategy for employers and the government also are coming more sharply into focus, thanks to a four-day truck drivers' strike in Shanghai last month.
06 May 2011
Trucking Strike in Shanghai and more...
In this podcast, William and Geoff discuss the recent truckers strike in Shanghai, Han Dongfang's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times article on the China's chaotic trucking industry, and a fire in a factory in Beijing that killed 18 workers. (Faded out music by the G
06 May 2011
White collar workers yearn for a trade union of their own
The death of Pan Jie, a 25-year-old auditor at the Shanghai branch of PricewaterhouseCoopers, last month ignited a vociferous debate in the Chinese media on the work pressures felt by young urban professionals.
09 May 2011
Chongqing SWAT team wins wage arrears for migrant workers: Latest publicity stunt gets the popular vote
In a scene more reminiscent of an action movie than traditional Chinese propaganda, China Smack has an interesting new post showing how the Chongqing police and government officials were heroically called in to a construction site to get back wages in arrears for migrant workers, and break up the gang that had been hired to keep them in check.
10 May 2011
Shenzhen backs down on migrant worker protest ban
The Shenzhen government has withdrawn regulations issued 1 May that would have effectively criminalized migrant worker protests demanding the payment of wage arrears during the run-up to and duration of the World University Games.
11 May 2011
RTHK Radio 3: China's Image
On today's Backchat we'll be talking about China's image. We've heard Premier Wen talk about a new image for China- a softer, kinder Communist party. But what is the reality? How is China being portrayed in the media? How do you perceive China?
11 May 2011
Mapping the key developments in China’s labour relations
In early April, CLB’s Chinese-language website launched four new interactive maps, which we hope will give our audience a clearer picture of the new and rapidly changing developments in labour relations and workers’ rights in China.
11 May 2011
Another slave labour brick factory uncovered in Guangdong
Fourteen workers, including some with mental disabilities, were rescued by local government officials from a brick factory in southern Guangdong on 12 May after their plight was reported in the Guangzhou Daily. The workers, some as young as 15-years-old, had been tricked or even kidnapped by labour traffickers and sold to the brick factory operator for just 400 yuan. They were forced to work 15 hours a day and beaten by thugs if they tried to escape. One worker told the newspaper that they were paid just five yuan for three months work.
13 May 2011