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Guangzhou sanitation workers get support from students and civil society
A survey by 15 college students from five universities in Guangzhou showed that despite promised pay increases of up to 40 percent in April this year, the vast majority of sanitation workers in the city were still not satisfied with their pay and working conditions.
17 September 2013
The Guardian: Police in China detain unemployed labourer over knife attack on billionaire
China's second richest man Zong Qinghou recovering well after being assaulted for refusing to give suspect a job
23 September 2013
Financial Times: China should play a key role in the global trade union movement
Beijing seems to realise it is in its own interest to allow workers to move forward, says Han Dongfang
23 September 2013
Wall Street Journal: Foxconn Says 11 Injured in Large-Scale Fight at Chinese Campus
Foxconn Technology said a large fight that broke out last week at one of its campuses injured 11 people, the latest in a series of confrontations among the company's workers that follows a summer of heightened unrest at Chinese factories.
24 September 2013
Bringing China’s workers’ movement to the world
Following his well-received speech in Britain on the “fast emerging labour movement in China and its impact on the country's future,” CLB Director Han Dongfang has published a commentary in the Financial Times and has been telling Canadian audiences face-to-face about the shifting dynamics of the Chinese labour movement.
24 September 2013
Coal miner seeks justice after being tricked into signing away his rights
Han Dongfang talks to a coal miner who was ordered to work in a dusty underground mine even after tests had revealed the deadly lung disease pneumoconiosis.
26 September 2013
Dock workers at two Shenzhen ports stage strikes for higher pay
Dock workers at Shenzhen’s Yantian and Shekou ports both went on strike for higher pay during September. The Yantian strike was resolved relatively quickly in just two days, while the subsequent strike at Shekou lasted ten days and only ended yesterday after a protracted stand-off. Photograph from dockers strike in Hong Kong by CLB.
27 September 2013
Financial Times: Factory ‘boys’: the changing face of China’s production lines
Young Chinese women have long churned out products for western shoppers. But the scene on the line points to a big change – roughly half the workers are men.
02 October 2013
Large-scale strikes a feature of recent worker protest in China
There was a noticeable decline in the number of strikes and worker protests in China during September, when compared with the previous two months, however large-scale strikes continued to feature on regular basis.Photo of Shenzhen toy factory strike taken from Weibo.
04 October 2013
Graduate sues local government for hukou discrimination
A recent graduate from Anhui is suing the Nanjing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, accusing it of discrimination in its job recruitment drive.Su Min (pseudonym) is demanding a formal apology and 50,000 yuan in emotional damages after the bureau specified that applicants must have a Nanjing household registration.
07 October 2013