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Those Left Behind

There are 110 million migrant workers in China aged between 16 and 40 years old.  They left home in the hope of building a better life for themselves and their family, yet when they start a family of their own, they are faced with a stark choice; either take their children to the cities and subject them to institutionalized discrimination, or leave them behind in the countryside in the uncert

Christian Science Monitor: Unions in China still feeble, but gaining foothold

China  Labour  Bulletin  appears  in  this article. Copyright remains with the original publisherMost Fortune 500 companies operating there have agreed to let workers organize, but can expect little pushback from the state-controlled groups.

Wall Street Journal: Best of China Blogs September 26

China  Labour  Bulletin  appears  in  this article. Copyright remains with the original publisher A daily look at what we’re reading.

Shanxi iron ore mine disaster – a tragically familiar story

The Xiangfen mining disaster that killed at least 260 people on 8 September is a tragically familiar testimony to the inability of the Chinese government to enforce its own safety standards. Photo of strip-mine by Wolfiewolf@flickr.com

Radio Free Asia: Chinese Workers in Coca-Cola Dispute

China  Labour  Bulletin  appears  in  this article. Copyright remains with the original publisher 2008-09-12 Employees and management face off at a Coca-Cola joint-venture bottling plant in southern China, as the country's official trade union begins to flex its muscles for the first time in decades.

CLB Calls for the Immediate Release of Political Activist Wang Guilan

CLB condemns the sentencing of Wang Guilan to re-education through labour on the spurious and arbitrary charge of “disturbing social order” during the Olympic Games, and calls for her immediate release. Photo of the Birds Nest by DonDomingo@flicker.com

Founder of Independent Trade Union Released from Prison

Hu Shigen (胡石根), one of China’s foremost labour rights and pro-democracy activists, has finally been freed from prison after serving 16 years of a 20-year sentence for attempting to form an independent trade union and political party in the early 1990s. He was released from Beijing No. 2 Prison on 26 August 2008.

Independent: Don't let the Games blind us to the plight of China's workers

China  Labour  Bulletin  appears  in  this article. Copyright remains with the original publisherThursday, 7 August 2008

Wall Street Journal: Best of the China Blogs: August 5

China  Labour  Bulletin  appears  in  this article. Copyright remains with the original publisher August 5, 2008, 3:17 am A daily look at what we’re reading.

The Growth and Future Development of CSR in China: Bringing Workers into Play

Corporate and Social Responsibility is steadily gaining acceptance in China, but for CSR to effectively protect workers rights it must encourage the active participation of workers in the process. Photo by Photograffiti Shanghai

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