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The life and death of a child worker in China

To mark the International Labour Organization’s World Day against Child Labour on 12 June this year, CLB has translated the tragic story reported in the Southern Daily "Child worker in Dongguan started working  age 12 dies suddenly after sending home 500 yuan." Photograph of factory recruiters in Dongguan by CLB.

Wages in China

Wage levels in China have increased continually over the last two decades as the economy has developed and the private sector has created new employment opportunities. However, disparities among geographic regions, industrial sectors and between top executives and ordinary workers have also increased significantly, widening the rich-poor gap. Photo: Workers in Yan'an demand equal pay for equal work.

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.

Time to Pay the Bill: China’s obligation to the victims of pneumoconiosis

In China Labour Bulletin’s third comprehensive report on pneumoconiosis in China, we highlight the efforts of the workers fighting for justice, the growing support they have received from the media and civil society, and the wholly inadequate response thus far of the government. Photograph of pneumoconiosis activist He Bing by CLB.

Analysis, Commentary & Features

China’s workers demand a better trade union

China’s workers have demonstrated remarkable solidarity and organizational skill for several years now in strikes and protests across the country. They are now demanding a better trade union...

Workers' Voices

Learning the hard way about trade union elections

Han Dongfang talks to a Shenzhen factory worker about why workers campaigned to remove the trade union chairman they had democratically elected just nine months earlier. Photograph by LJ.

Research Reports

A Decade of Change: The Workers’ Movement in China 2000-2010

CLB analyses the remarkable transformation of the workers’ movement over the last decade and discusses how the picture might change in the future. Photo by onekell@flckr.com

News

  • At least 119 workers confirmed dead in Jilin factory fire
  • China’s public institutions a “discrimination disaster zone”
  • New report shows little improvement in the lives of migrant workers’ children in China

Blogs

  • Jilin tragedy highlights lack of legal enforcement and lack of a proper trade union
  • China’s trade union in dreamland
  • Clean Clothes Campaign supports the garment industry accord

Labour Rights Litigation

  • Laid-off sanitation workers demand 1.5 million yuan in compensation
  • Graduate makes formal complaint against local government for hukou discrimination
  • Chinese airline sued for Hepatitis B discrimination during recruitment

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