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Strikes and worker protests in China’s service sector on the increase

More than half the strikes and worker protests recorded by CLB last month occurred in the service sector, with protests by transport workers being particularly prevalent. A total of 45 protests were recorded on CLB’s strike map in April, about the same level as in March. There were 27 incidents in the service sector and 17 of those were in transport. Photograph of worker protest outside Yamada store in Jiangsu.

China’s workers continue to demand higher pay

Despite a sharp drop in inflation last month, workers’ demands for higher pay were still the biggest single cause of the 50 strikes and protests recorded on CLB’s strike map in March. Photograph by W PeacePlusOne available at flickr.com under a creative commons licence.

SCMP: HIT must come to the negotiating table over dockers' pay dispute

Geoffrey Crothall says the HIT port workers' strike can be resolved, if the company is willing to negotiate with the dockers' union representatives on behalf of its contractors

Hong Kong port operator needs to learn from Shenzhen and talk to the workers

The Hong Kong dock strike is making people in the shipping industry here nervous. The headline in today’s South China Morning Post proclaimed “Strike a threat to port’s status, industry says.” Photograph of strikers inside the terminal on 1 April.

Nanhai Honda workers get pay increase after one day strike

Management at the Nanhai Honda automotive plant, scene of a groundbreaking strike in the summer of 2010, has agreed to a better pay deal for junior workers after around 100 production line workers went out on strike on 18 March. Photograph by \!/_PeacePlusOne available at flickr.com under a creative commons license.

Nanhai Honda workers strike in protest at pay offer

Around 100 production line workers at the Nanhai Honda automotive plant, scene of a groundbreaking strike in the summer of 2010, staged another strike on the evening of 18 March after management and the trade union announced a new pay deal, workers told CLB.

Wall Street Journal: China: The Jobs Report

What’s going on in China’s labor markets? Understanding unemployment and wage growth are crucial for understanding developments in the world’s second largest economy, not to mention the future price of everything from Nike sneakers to Apple iPhones.

Worker protests continue in China after Lunar New Year

The number of worker protests in China fell, as expected, last month because of the Lunar New Year holiday. Nevertheless, almost as soon as the week-long break concluded, workers went out on strike again.

Financial Times: Samsung code of conduct put to test

Samsung Electronics’ public literature, like that of many leading global corporations, appeals to investors’ growing scrutiny of companies’ social impact: the first line of its code of conduct states that the world’s biggest technology group by sales complies with “all laws and ethical standards”.

Financial Times: Samsung rejects child labour allegations

Samsung Electronics has rejected allegations of child labour at suppliers in China, after three French rights groups filed a lawsuit accusing it of deceiving consumers by claiming to be an “ethical” company.

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