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At least 119 workers confirmed dead in Jilin factory fire
At least 119 people have been killed in a fire that swept through a poultry processing plant in the north-eastern province of Jilin on Monday morning, 3 June, the local authorities have confirmed. The doors to the plant were reportedly locked at the time of the fire. Photograph from Sina Weibo.
03 June 2013
Major news reports on the Jilin factory fire
The deadly fire at a poultry slaughterhouse in Jilin is China's worst factory blaze in living memory.
04 June 2013
L'Indro: Cina, il futuro del lavoro visto da Hong Kong
Intervista a Han Dongfang, fondatore di China Labour Bulletin
04 June 2013
The Guardian: Baby 59 case highlights shortcomings of child protection system in China
Many Chinese children are pampered, but the baby rescued from a pipe and a spate of stories of abuse have raised concerns
01 June 2013
Reuters: Relatives scuffle with police after China fire kills 120
Relatives of workers killed as fire engulfed a chicken processing plant in rural northeast China blocked traffic and scuffled with police on Tuesday, demanding answers to one of China's worst industrial disasters in recent years. At least 120 people died, and more than 70 were injured.
04 June 2013
Jilin tragedy highlights lack of legal enforcement and lack of a proper trade union
It is about time that the trade union did a much better job in representing workers interests in the food processing industry and that government officials started taking their duty of oversight seriously.
07 June 2013
AP: Locked doors a sign of China work-safety failings
China Labour Bulletin is quoted in the following article. Copyright remains with the original publisher
4 June 2013
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — A fire breaks out in a Chinese factory, and panicked workers discover one exit after another is locked. That describes not only the poultry plant fire that killed 119 people this week, but a toy-factory blaze that left 87 workers dead 20 years earlier.
08 June 2013
Wages in China rise but ordinary workers yet to reap the benefit
The cost of labour in China has risen significantly over the last few years, prompting many low cost, labour intensive manufacturers to relocate to cheaper production areas such as Bangladesh and Cambodia.But while wages for factory workers in China have certainly increased, the rate of increase has not kept pace with that of higher income earners.
11 June 2013
ARTE: Fair produzierte smartphones und tablets - geht das?
Smartphones und Tablets sind elementarer Bestandteil des Alltags geworden. Bei der Gewinnung der notwendigen Rohstoffe und bei der Produktion der Geräte herrschen oft aber unmenschliche Bedingungen. Geht das auch anders?
11 June 2013
SCMP: Deadly poultry plant fire should spark action on workplace safety in China
Geoffrey Crothall says the lackadaisical attitude towards workplace safety in China can no longer be tolerated, and officials, managers and the public must all heed workers’ calls for better conditions
12 June 2013