Discrimination

The Shanxi Brickyard Scandal and Child Labour in China

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

By Han DongfangThe BackgroundOn May 9, 2007, a small group of parents from Zhengzhou in Henan whose children had disappeared arrived at their provincial televisi . . .

Responding to Hepatitis B discrimination in the workplace

More than 120 million Chinese, about ten per cent of the population, carry the Hepatitis B virus. They suffer from widespread and often insitutionalized discrimination. CLB is currently helping bring nearly 20 anti-discrimination law suits in the mainland. Photograph by Nako

Legislator supports findings of CLB report on child labour

As the National People's Congress Standing Committee met in Beijing to discuss the Compulsory Education Law on June 28, 2007, Yao Lifa, a former local deputy from Qianjiang in Hubei Province, t . . .

Bloomberg: China's Migrants Face Discrimination, Amnesty Says

China Labour Bulletin appears in the following article. Copyright remains with the original publisher.China's Migrants Face Discrimination, Amnesty Says (Upda . . .

The true story of migrant workers at Dongfeng Auto

LU XUN is generally considered to be the greatest Chinese writer of the Twentieth Century. Writing in the 1920s and '30s, a time of great turmoil and upheaval in China, Lu Xun gave a voice the di . . .

Chinese delegation walks out of Human Rights Dialogue

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.

Why Can't Regulations Safeguarding Labour Rights be Implemented?

Speech by Cai Chongguo, due to be delivered at the 23rd Round of the China-EU Human Rights Dialogue in Berlin, Germany. May, 2007. Compared with previous administrations, th . . .

The shortcomings of China's Draft Employment Law

On March 25, 2007, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress invited concerned groups and members of the public to respond to its draft Promotion of Employment Law. In an unprecedented up-swell of public involvement in the legislative process, 4,713 submissions were made to the NPC Standing Committee within two weeks.

European Parliament adopts a strong resolution on China, highlighting human rights and labour rights concerns

The European Parliament has recently passed a resolution on EU-China relations during its plenary session in Strasbourg, highlighting human rights, labour rights and environmental issues.Acc . . .

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