CLB has translated in full a set of internal regulations issued by the Ministry of Public Security that provide detailed guidelines for local police in handling the increasing number of public protests, known as "collective incidents," by citizens across China.

 
In this issue, CLB publishes one of the first English language overviews of the newly emerging field of public interest litigation (PIL) in China. The study examines the social, economic and legal background to PIL's development, shows its relevance to labour rights in China, introduces a range of illustrative cases, and discusses the current obstacles to PIL and its prospects for the future.
Public Interest Litigation in China:

Child labour is now a widespread, systemic and increasingly serious problem in China, according to a 40-page English language report released today by China Labour Bulletin.
Small Hands: A survey report on Child Labour in China provides a timely, detailed and insightful analysis of the growing problem of child labour in China. Based on research carried out on the ground in 2005, the report explores both the demand for child labour in China and the supply of child labour stemming from serious failings in the rural school system.

In one year's time China will formally announce its emergence on the world stage as a powerful, prosperous and modern nation with a spectacular party attended by representatives from every nation on Earth. For the Chinese government, the Olympic Games will be the culmination of two decades' work stretching back to the original bid for the Games in the year 2000.

In this issue, CLB director Han Dongfang examines the background to and the root causes of the Shanxi brickyard slave labour scandal, and we reproduce two short news items from the website that support the findings of our research report on child labour, a revised and updated English version of which will be published shortly.
From bloodstained mine-shafts to brickyard slavery, blind faith in Deng Xiaoping theory is the real culprit.
Child workers' wages withheld for up to a year
Legislator supports findings of CLB report on child labour

China Labour Bulletin welcomes the new law, but cautions that without determined enforcement, labour abuses are unlikely to decline.

Chinese delegation walks out of human rights dialogue meeting with the European Union over the participation of China Labour Bulletin and Human Rights in China.

 
In this issue:
CLB Director Han Dongfang's commentary on the 18th anniversary of June 4.
CLB's updated list of Labour Rights Activists Imprisoned in China.
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June 4, 1989 - The opening act of a tragedy
Han Dongfang

Labour News

Labour protests

Laid-off ICBC staff detained when marching to Zhongnanhai
More than 50 laid-off staff of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the largest lender in China, were detained by police when they marched to Zhongnanhai, the Chinese government's headquarters in Beijing. [Read More]

Labour News

Coal Mine Accidents

Two managers of Chenjiashan Coal Mine jailed for negligence; more deaths in recent coal mine accidents
Two coal mine bosses were sentenced to prison for negligence causing an accident that killed 166 miners in Shaanxi province two years ago. [Read More]