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Chinese bus drivers in Singapore sent to jail for organizing strike
Four Chinese bus drivers in Singapore were sentenced to jail terms of up to seven weeks for their part in a strike over unequal pay and poor living conditions late last November.The Singapore court announced the sentences on 25 February after the four drivers suddenly agreed to plead guilty. Photograph of Singapore bus by Ian Fuller available @ flickr.com under a creative commons license.
26 February 2013
The Guardian: Chinese traffic police given anti-smog nasal filters
Officers in Songjiang district of Shanghai will trial nose plugs amid growing concerns over pollution in Chinese cities
28 February 2013
Financial Times: Samsung rejects child labour allegations
Samsung Electronics has rejected allegations of child labour at suppliers in China, after three French rights groups filed a lawsuit accusing it of deceiving consumers by claiming to be an “ethical” company.
28 February 2013
Contract dispute exposes the limits of democratic trade union elections
Just nine months after democratically electing a new trade union chairman, ten workers at Ohms Electronics in Shenzhen yesterday climbed on to the factory roof in protest at the company’s refusal to sign an open-ended employment contract with them.
28 February 2013
The Devil wears Baleno
There are an awful lot of obnoxious and abusive bosses in China. Encouragingly, however, more and more employees are refusing to take it anymore and are blowing the whistle on their boss’ excesses.
01 March 2013
Financial Times: Samsung code of conduct put to test
Samsung Electronics’ public literature, like that of many leading global corporations, appeals to investors’ growing scrutiny of companies’ social impact: the first line of its code of conduct states that the world’s biggest technology group by sales complies with “all laws and ethical standards”.
04 March 2013
Worker protests continue in China after Lunar New Year
The number of worker protests in China fell, as expected, last month because of the Lunar New Year holiday. Nevertheless, almost as soon as the week-long break concluded, workers went out on strike again.
05 March 2013
Migrant worker deputies and migrant worker concerns at the National People’s Congress
The number of migrant worker deputies attending the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing has increased tenfold from just three last year to 31 deputies this year. However, that still represents little more than one percent of the total number of NPC deputies or about one deputy for every eight million migrant workers. Photograph of the Great Hall of the People by Amanda and Andy availabe at flickr.com under a creative commons license.
06 March 2013
CNN: Life in limbo for China's migrant families
Liu Ming Xing is a student at Jin Wei Elementary School, where her favorite class is music. The 13-year-old loves the class. "It makes me feel good," she said. And she says about her school life at Jin Wei: "This place is good, I like it. I want to stay here."
08 March 2013
Shenzhen workers demand ouster of trade union chairman after “model election”
Employees at the Shenzhen electronics factory that just nine months ago held democratic trade union elections have demanded the ouster of the union chairman and new elections to choose a representative who will defend their interests more forcefully. Photograph of Ohms workers at factory gate from Yangcheng Evening News.
08 March 2013