Analysis Commentary and Features

Analysis and CommentaryCLB provides detailed analysis and expert commentary on major labour rights issues in China. In this section, we aim to give readers a greater understanding of and insights into the stories behind the headlines, as well as highlight issues of concern for workers in China.

CLB's analysis of Guangdong's Regulations on the Democratic Management of Enterprises
09 Aug 2010
The Hard Road: Seeking justice for victims of pneumoconiosis in China
23 Apr 2010
China's "labour famine:" Hype and reality
05 Mar 2010
Will the New Year see a resumption of collective bargaining in China?
05 Jan 2010

Feature ArticlesHuman interest stories can provide a unique and penetrating insight into complex problems. In this section we publish features that focus more on the human scale, allowing readers to understand important and often confusing issues through the lives of ordinary workers in China.

Chinese university students investigate life on the factory floor
21 Jul 2010
Foxconn workers fatalistic about uncertain future
07 Jul 2010
Battery factory worker suffering from lead poisoning cheated out of compensation
18 May 2010
Migrants and graduates fall victim to Beijing’s relentless march of progress
04 May 2010


	CLB's analysis of Guangdong's Regulations on the Democratic Management of Enterprises
	If passed into law, the regulations could trigger a major overhaul of the collective consultation system that has prevailed in China over the last two decades. Photo by Travel Geographer.


	Injured miner exemplifies the “informed disenchantment” of China’s workers seeking redress
	When Xia Shihua was disabled in a mining accident, he sued the mine for compensation but was frustrated on three occasions by the obstacles thrown in his way by the courts and his former employer.


	The Hard Road: Seeking justice for victims of pneumoconiosis in China
	CLB examines the myriad obstacles faced by migrant workers seeking compensation for occupational illness, and outlines a series of measures to improve workplace safety and that ensure workers’ rights are protected. Photo of Zhang Haichao.


	Dying miner finally gets 136,000 yuan compensation in court mediated settlement
	A retired miner from Sichuan with stage-three pneumoconiosis, who has been seeking occupational illness compensation from his former employer for the past three years, has finally been awarded 136,000 yuan in a court mediated settlement Xiao Huazhong had been seeking 190,000 yuan, the amount he should be legally entitled to, but accepted the lower award because he is currently seriously ill in hospital, has already spent his entire life savings of around 80,000 yuan on medical care, and is faced with additional hospital bills of several hundred yuan a day.