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LA Times: China's new college graduates struggle to put their skills to work
With China's economy slowing, fewer jobs requiring a college degree are available. Unemployment among Chinese college grads age 21 to 25 is estimated at 16%.
19 August 2013
Another ammonia leak at a Chinese factory claims 15 lives
An ammonia leak at a cold storage plant in Shanghai on 31 August has killed 15 workers and injured 25 others, the Shanghai municipal government has confirmed.Most of the victims suffered severe burns after loose pipe fittings at Shanghai Weng's Cold Storage Co. in Baoshan district burst open leading to a fatal liquid ammonia leak, investigators found.
02 September 2013
Han Dongfang discusses the fast emerging labour movement in China
On 3 September 2013, China Labour Bulletin Director Han Dongfang gave a talk at the British Sociological Association's Work, Employment and Society Conference.The talk focused on the fast emerging labour movement in China and its impact on the country's future.
06 September 2013
The fast emerging labour movement in China and its impact on the country's future
Han Dongfang talks about the fast emerging labour movement in China and stresses that China’s workers should no longer be seen as mere victims. Image by photograffiti available @flicker.com
06 September 2013
Al Jazeera: US responsible in Chinese labor rights violations, advocates say
Workers' rights advocates waiting for a response on US-owned factories they say violate Chinese labor law
09 September 2013
Local government drivers in Xinjiang demand proper employment contracts
Han Dongfang talks to local government drivers determined to resist attempts to force them to sign contracts with a labour agency.
09 September 2013
Labour rights groups and workers call for action on China’s employment agencies
Dozens of labour rights groups, workers and activists across China have signed a submission to the central government calling for action to end the widespread abuse of the employment agency system in China that affects more than 60 million workers. Photo by CLB.
10 September 2013
China’s workers turn up the heat in summer of protest
China’s long hot summer saw workers across the country stage strikes and protests against low pay, wage arrears and poor working conditions. In the three months from June to August 2013, CLB recorded a total of 183 incidents on our Strike Map, more than double the 89 incidents recorded from June to August in 2012. Photo: Women workers on strike in Dongguan from Weibo.
11 September 2013
How a six-year-old girl from Shandong can save Shanghai
Shanghai women produce, on average, just 0.7 children in their lifetime. This reluctance to reproduce is creating numerous social and economic problems including not having nearly enough local children to fill the city’s schools.
12 September 2013
Sacked International Paper workers in Guangzhou to continue their fight for reinstatement
Five worker activists who were sacked from American-owned International Paper’s Guangzhou factory earlier this year will continue their fight to get their old jobs back despite a court ruling against them last week.
16 September 2013