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For Chinese workers the right to strike is an academic issue
The right to strike came up again during the annual parliamentary gathering in Beijing last week. Ge Jianxiong, head of Fudan University Library, suggested that the right to strike be restored to the Chinese constitution, telling the Financial Times that strikes were an effective way of defending workers’ rights, and should be legally protected.
12 March 2013
Wall Street Journal: China: The Jobs Report
What’s going on in China’s labor markets? Understanding unemployment and wage growth are crucial for understanding developments in the world’s second largest economy, not to mention the future price of everything from Nike sneakers to Apple iPhones.
18 March 2013
Nanhai Honda workers strike in protest at pay offer
Around 100 production line workers at the Nanhai Honda automotive plant, scene of a groundbreaking strike in the summer of 2010, staged another strike on the evening of 18 March after management and the trade union announced a new pay deal, workers told CLB.
19 March 2013
Young women workers in China: Seeking a better life
“If leaving, remitting, and returning are the three key words that define the old generation, then leaving, searching, and becoming are the main themes for the new generation.” Jennifer Cheung talks to the new generation of factory girls in China. Photograph courtesy of the Sunflower Centre in Guangzhou.
19 March 2013
Nanhai Honda workers get pay increase after one day strike
Management at the Nanhai Honda automotive plant, scene of a groundbreaking strike in the summer of 2010, has agreed to a better pay deal for junior workers after around 100 production line workers went out on strike on 18 March. Photograph by \!/_PeacePlusOne available at flickr.com under a creative commons license.
20 March 2013
CNN: China's workforce at a crossroads
China's extraordinary climb to the world's second largest economy was built on the back of Chinese workers, many of whom left rural farms to migrate for work in coastal factories.
22 March 2013
China's workers demand a better trade union
China’s workers have demonstrated remarkable solidarity and organizational ability for several years now in strikes and protests across the country. They have demanded and in many cases obtained higher wages and better working conditions from their employer. Moreover, they have done this on their own and without the help of the trade union, which is usually seen as ineffectual or merely a tool of management. Today however there is evidence that workers are no longer simply ignoring the union in their struggle but instead are demanding that it shows solidarity with them and does a much better job in protecting their rights and interests in the workplace
22 March 2013
China’s workers demand a better trade union
China’s workers have demonstrated remarkable solidarity and organizational skill for several years now in strikes and protests across the country. They are now demanding a better trade union too.
22 March 2013
Chinese airline sued for Hepatitis B discrimination during recruitment
In what is believed to be the first court case involving Hepatitis B discrimination in China’s airline industry, charter flight operator, Capital Airlines is being sued for 50,000 yuan for refusing to employ a pilot because he had HBV, the virus which causes Hepatitis B. Photograph of beijing Capital Airport by Neotank available at flickr.com under a creative commons licence.
28 March 2013