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Workers’ hero hobbled by petty officials
One of China’s best known workers’ rights activists, Zhang Haichao, talks about the deadly occupational disease pneumoconiosis and his struggle for his rights and those of others.
13 December 2012
Workers' hero hobbled by petty officials
Three years ago, a young rural labourer from Henan named Zhang Haichao became a national celebrity after voluntarily undergoing open-chest surgery in order to prove to the authorities that he had the deadly occupational disease pneumoconiosis.
13 December 2012
Minimum wage increases in 2012 fail to provide workers with a living wage
Just about every time a regional government in China increased its statutory minimum wage this year it seemed to make headline news. However, even after hikes of up to 30 percent in some provinces, the minimum wage across China remains barely enough for a subsistence existence. Photo of workshop in Dongguan by CLB.
13 December 2012
El Punt Avui: Esclaus del ‘boom' xinès
precarietat Les ONG alerten de les violacions dels drets laborals a la Xina declivi La crisi global pressiona i empitjora les condicions laborals.
17 December 2012
Jiangsu ship workers strike highlights importance of solidarity
A two day strike by more than 1,000 ship workers at the Jiangsu Eastern Shipyard, owned by Singapore-listed JES International, ended on 11 December after management promised to pay workers the five months’ wages in arrears they were owed.
17 December 2012
Workers’ protest ushers in collective bargaining at Chinese state-owned enterprise
A protest by around 600 workers at a Shaanxi state-owned oil firm over unequal pay and the use of agency labour has resulted in what is believed to be the first case of collective bargaining in a Chinese state-owned enterprise. Photograph from 集体谈判论坛小编 @sina weibo
19 December 2012
Foshan shoe factory workers bow to pressure and accept management compensation offer
A 12 day strike by 600 workers at a Foshan shoe factory finally ended on 22 December after employees reluctantly accepted an offer by management to pay them just half of what they had been demanding.
21 December 2012
Red Pepper: Manufacturing dissent in China
Geoff Crothall reports on the remarkable success of workers’ movements in China
01 October 2012
Zhejiang puts more pressure on Guangdong with minimum wage increase
The statutory minimum wage in the eastern province of Zhejiang will increase by 12.2 percent on 1 January next year to reach 1,470 yuan per month in major cities such as Hangzhou, Wenzhou and Ningbo. The move will put more pressure on Guangdong, Zhejiang’s main manufacturing rival, to announce a similar increase early next year. Photograph of garment workshop in Guangdong by CLB.
27 December 2012
Global Research: Labour Unrest and a Slowing Economy in China. Unpaid Wages Spark Strikes
In a clear sign of a slowing economy, many employers in China, including foreign-owned factories and state-owned enterprises, have been unable or unwilling to pay their employees for months. Strikes and protests by workers have erupted to demand unpaid wages.
30 December 2012