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Global Times: Workers at ABB-owned plant strike over benefits
About 500 employees of a factory in South China owned by Swiss engineering group ABB have gone on strike over compensation and low social insurance contributions by the company, a worker and an activist said on Wednesday.
13 June 2014
Dongguan taxi drivers need a trade union to make a difference
Taxi drivers in Dongguan got some relief after a city-wide strike in May but lacked a trade union that could put pressure on the cab companies and local government to address their grievances.
13 June 2014
Easing of restrictions on national college entrance exam not enough for “migrant” Zhou Shasha
It is supposed to be getting easier for the children of migrant workers to take the national college entrance examination. Try telling that to 19-year-old Zhou Shasha.
13 June 2014
Meng Han: A labour activist forged in battle now looking to the future
Meng Han spent nine months in jail after fighting for the rights of his co-workers at a Guangzhou hospital. He now wants to help nurture a new generation of workers’ leaders in China.
16 June 2014
We need to give sanitation workers the respect and the pay they deserve
Just like many of the cleaners working in offices, hospitals and on the roadside, yesterday’s International Justice Day for Cleaners went by largely unnoticed.
17 June 2014
Australia Network News: Labour rights first: Commission rules in favour of Chinese workers fired for striking
An arbitration commission in China has ordered the reinstatement of 40 workers who were sacked for going on strike, in a historic move for labour rights in China.
17 June 2014
China now the world’s largest market for industrial robots
It is official: China is now the world’s largest market for industrial robots. Figures from the International Federation of Robotics and China’s own Robot Industry Alliance both put the number of industrial robots purchased by China last year at around 37,000.
19 June 2014
The Guardian: How Adidas supported worker rights in China factory strike
Two months since workers walked out of Yue Yuen factory that supplies for Nike, Adidas and Timberland, we look at how the brands responded
13 June 2014
Taking a stand: Trade union chairman fights back against Walmart
Han Dongfang talks to trade union chairman Huang Xingguo about the ground-breaking dispute at Walmart in Changde which set a new benchmark for trade union activism in China.
24 June 2014
China plans to give another boost to vocational schools
China has announced plans to boost the number of students enrolled in vocational schools and colleges by about 26 percent over the next six years. The current number of 29.4 million students is expected to reach 38.3 million by 2020.
25 June 2014