Found 1850 result(s). Page 99 of 185.
Teacher sues employer after being suspended for having a second child
A primary school teacher in Xi’an has taken her employer to court after she was suspended without pay for allegedly breaching family planning rules. Wang Min (pseudonym) argued that the actions of her school and the local education authority violated her right to employment.
25 July 2014
SCMP: Worker paid with her life so others can live free of fear
If sacked shoe factory striker Zhou Jianrong's suicide speeds passage of labour arbitration law, it will have saved jobs of others fighting for rights
26 July 2014
Sacked shoe factory workers demand reinstatement at arbitration hearing
About 100 workers and supporters crammed into the tiny Henggang Labour Arbitration Court in Shenzhen on 25 July to hear a complaint filed by 73 employees of GCL Footwear who were sacked after taking part in a strike.
28 July 2014
China’s coal miners protest as pit closures and wages arrears take toll
A nearly two-year-long slump in China’s coal industry is forcing miners to get organized and start taking action.Photo from Sina Weibo: Workers at the Zijin Mining Co in Hebei on strike 26 March.
29 July 2014
Survey details the hard road travelled by China’s victims of pneumoconiosis
A new survey of 612 migrant workers in eight provinces across China revealed that the process of seeking compensation for pneumoconiosis was expensive, time consuming and brought little reward.
31 July 2014
One strike, two workers, two very different stories
Han Dongfang talks to two workers with different views on the strike over low pay and bonuses at the Dynacast automotive components plant in Shanghai in May this year.
01 August 2014
Factory bosses detained after explosion at Jiangsu auto plant kills 75
Five officials, including two senior executives, from an automotive components plant in Jiangsu have been detained by police in the wake of China’s worst industrial accident so far this year, China’s official media reported.
03 August 2014
Activists demand that workers be given the right to supervise workplace safety
In the wake of Saturday’s massive explosion at a Kunshan factory that killed at least 75 workers and injured 180 others, a group of labour activists and academics has issued an open letter arguing that workers should be given the right to supervise workplace safety.
04 August 2014
Voice of America: China Factory Blasts Highlight Gaps in Workplace Safety
A massive explosion that killed at least 75 people and wounded 186 at a Chinese metal works plant is highlighting how the country continues to struggle with worker safety.
05 August 2014
Kunshan tragedy reveals long-term as well as immediate dangers of working in a dust-filled factory
The massive explosion that killed 75 workers and injured 180 others at an automotive components factory in Kunshan on Saturday highlighted once again the extreme dangers of working in a high-dust environment and the persistent failure of employers in China to adequately protect their employees.
05 August 2014