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The Price of Coal in China

CLB publishes a report on China's coal mining industry focusing on the industry’s appalling safety record, collusion between mine owners and local government officials, and the government’s system of post-disaster management, which is systematically eroding the rights of the bereaved. Photograph by Andi808

Compensation for Work-related Injury and Occupational Disease in China

Determining how much an employee should get paid for a work-related injury or occupational illness, and who should pay, can be an incredibly complicated process in China. The basic procedures are quite straightforward on paper, involving four basic steps, but these steps can multiply rapidly if at any time the employer or employee challenges the medical evidence or the assessments and rulings by the local labour and social security authorities. Photo by toehk@flckr.com

Compensation for Work-related Injury and Occupational Disease in China

Before employees can make a claim for work-related injury or occupational disease compensation at their local Labour Dispute Arbitration Committee (LDAC), their degree of disability has been assessed and officially certified by the Labour Appraisal Committee. There are ten grades of disability, determined by the Standard Assessment of the Seriousness of Work-related Injuries

International Herald Tribune: Class of '77 has withstood the test of time in China

China Labour Bulletin appears in the following article. Copyright remains with the original publisher. December 23, 2007 By David Lague

A List of Imprisoned Labour Rights Activists in China

The following is an updated list of imprisoned labour rights activists in China jointly compiled by China Labour Bulletin and the Hong Kong Liaison Office of the international trade union movement (IHLO)

Migrant Workers start to win significant compensation awards in the courts

Migrant workers, for a long time the most marginalized and discriminated group in the Chinese workforce, are now using the legal system to fight back and some are winning notable victories in the courts

A New Force for Social Justice in China

 

Public Interest Litigation in China: A New Force for Social Justice

CLB publishes one of the first English language overviews of the newly emerging and increasingly influential field of public interest litigation (PIL) in China.

Han Dongfang's commentary on the 18th anniversary of June 4

  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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ June 4, 1989 - The opening act of a tragedy Han Dongfang

Half of women migrant workers are in irregular employment

Half of female migrant workers in China are in irregular employment and only about 20 per cent have medical insurance, according to a survey report recently released by the All-China Women's Federa . . .

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