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China Pensja 70 dolarw na miesic czyli ile zarabiaj Chiczycy [gazeta.pl] (in Polish) 21-Aug-2008

China The Chinese Trade Union's Big Rush to Set Up Unions in Fortune 500 Companies [CLNT] 20-Aug-2008

China / USA Building Bridges Radio: Olympic Sweatshop: Speedo Production in China [WBAI's Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report] (More info) MP317-Aug-2008

China Pas de mdailles aux J.O. pour les militants syndicaux [FIOM] (in French) 15-Aug-2008

China Bygningsarbeidere ruineres av OL [Fri Fagbevegelse] (in Norwegian) 15-Aug-2008

China La FIJ appelle les autorits respecter la libert de la presse dans la rgion ougoure du Xinjiang [FIJ] (in French) 13-Aug-2008

China Olimpiadi, silenzio del CIO sui lavoratori sfruttati [Conquiste del Lavoro] (in Italian) 12-Aug-2008

China Jeux olympiques: inaction dplorable du CIO en matire de droits des travailleurs [CSI] (in French) 04-Aug-2008

China / Global Reilu peli mys urheiluvlineiden valmistukseen [AKAVA] (in Finnish) 31-Jul-2008

China La FIJ demande la garantie d'un libre accs des journalistes Internet : La censure na pas sa place aux Jeux Olympiques [FIJ] (in French) 31-Jul-2008

China Wal-Mart krijgt zijn CAO's in China [Vakbondsvernieuwing] (in Dutch) 30-Jul-2008

China Wal-Mart gets its collective agreements in China [Union Renewal] 30-Jul-2008

China 中国职工阶层的真正觉醒 [维权网] (in Chinese) 28-Jul-2008

China / Global 15万下岗教师的奥运呼吁 [维权网] (in Chinese) 28-Jul-2008

China / Hong Kong IFJ condems harassment of Hong Kong journalists in Beijing [IFJ] 28-Jul-2008

China Wal-Mart signs 8% pay deals with unionised workers [The Financial Times] 25-Jul-2008

China Nestle violates labor rights in china [Talking Union] 23-Jul-2008

China Is China's official trade union mvt a partner or a problem? [TPMCafe] 18-Jul-2008

China New Labour Contract Law: Myth and reality six months after implementation [IHLO] 18-Jul-2008

China Migrant workers riot in Zhejiang Province, attack police station [Taipei Times] 16-Jul-2008

China Workers 'riot in east China town' [BBC News] 15-Jul-2008

China / USA Wal-Mart signs collective labor contract with employees [Xinhua] 15-Jul-2008

China Migrant workers protest, riot for 3 days in E. China [Reuters] 15-Jul-2008

China 潜江工人围堵市政府大门，抗议政府强占企业土地使用权 [维权网] (in Chinese) 15-Jul-2008

China Mining Deaths Surge Between June and July [ICEM] (More info) 14-Jul-2008

China Airlines Threaten to Bankrupt Pilots Who Try to Quit [Bloomberg] 11-Jul-2008

China OL-sko p sultelnn [Fri fagbevegelse] (in Norwegian) 11-Jul-2008

China Labour Bureau names and shames 15 companies [CSR Asia] 11-Jul-2008

China Nescafe trade union under investigation [China Daily] 11-Jul-2008

China 重庆矿工不满公司计划收取煤气费爆发骚乱 [自由亚洲电台粤语部] (in Chinese) 09-Jul-2008

China 21 dead in China coal mine accident [CSR Asia] 07-Jul-2008

China Door opening to contacts with unions [UNI] 05-Jul-2008

China / Global Before Beijing Olympics start leading sports brands and unions working together globally for better working conditions [ITUC] 03-Jul-2008

China 20,000 factories to close in Southern China? [CSR Asia] 02-Jul-2008

China Workers protest over wages in arrears in quake zone [CSR Asia] 02-Jul-2008

China Door opening to contacts [UNI] 30-Jun-2008

China 深圳港资企业罢工工人指当局派警察镇压工人 [自由亚洲电台广东话] (in Chinese) 30-Jun-2008

China 贵州一国营企业多名下岗工人集体喝农药自杀 [自由亚洲电台广东话] (in Chinese) 30-Jun-2008

China Kan for frste gang f streikerett [E24/NTB] (in Norwegian) 29-Jun-2008

China 瞒报学生死亡人数，平武灾民愤怒抗议 [自由亚洲电台普通话] (in Chinese) 28-Jun-2008

China 博讯记者孙林获判刑四年 [自由亚洲电台普通话] (in Chinese) 28-Jun-2008

China 内蒙古林场多名职工北京上访要求恢复工作权利 [民生观察] (in Chinese) 28-Jun-2008

China 吉林油田下岗工人代表陈玉平组建工会被劳教 [民生观察] (in Chinese) 28-Jun-2008

China 原本连续的工龄糊里糊涂“断了档” [工人日报] (in Chinese) 28-Jun-2008

China 中國首宗因憂鬱症引發勞動爭議仲裁案 [中央社] (in Chinese) 28-Jun-2008

China 德阳一名声援遇难学生家长的中学教师被捕 [自由亚洲电台粤语部] (in Chinese) 28-Jun-2008

China 湖南省六地区民办教师集体行动要求老有所养 [民生观察] (in Chinese) 28-Jun-2008

China 烟台一千五百名军转干部上访与武警冲突 [自由亚洲电台普通话] (in Chinese) 28-Jun-2008

China 浙江嘉兴上千名纺织退休工人罢工 [自由亚洲电台粤语部] (in Chinese) 28-Jun-2008

China New Labour Contract Law: Myth and reality six months after implementation [IHLO] 27-Jun-2008

China The crisis in Chinese industrial relations: A Global Labor Strategies report back [Global Labor Strategies] 26-Jun-2008

China Factory to the world will soon get the right to strike [DNA] 26-Jun-2008

China Myker opp streikeforbud [Fri fagbevegelse] (in Norwegian) 26-Jun-2008

China Door opening to contacts in China as relations between global unions and ACFTU thaws [UNI] 26-Jun-2008

China / USA Chinese steel imports 'injure' US workers. The US International Trade Commission says Chinese products had been sold at "less than fair value" [BBC] 21-Jun-2008

China Wedding guests not served by workers on strike [The China Daily] 18-Jun-2008

China Trade Union official says China is just one step away from the right to strike [China Labour Bulletin] 18-Jun-2008

China Teacher sacked for running from quake school [Reuters] 17-Jun-2008

China Blast kills 27 coal miners, 7 trapped [Reuters] 15-Jun-2008

China Health care workers ask for higher wages in Beijing [CSR Asia] 13-Jun-2008

China Adidas is dogged by reports of labour problems at supplier factories, especially in supply chains it acquired from Reebok [EthicalCorp] 12-Jun-2008

China / Global Play Fair torchbearers confront IOC on labor rights violations [Fibre2Fashion] (More info) (IMAGES) 11-Jun-2008

China / Global Play fair torchbearers confront IOC on labor rights violations [Playfair 2008] (More info) (IMAGES) 10-Jun-2008

China / Global Play Fair Torchbearers Confront IOC on Labor Rights Violations [ITLGWF] (More info) 10-Jun-2008

China Dossier sindacale svela nuove violazioni [Conquiste del Lavoro] (in Italian) 10-Jun-2008

China Coal mine collapse kills 9, injures 11 [China Daily] 09-Jun-2008

China / Global EI encourages affiliates to support international relief agencies in providing humanitarian assistance and restoring education [EI] 06-Jun-2008

China IFJ Slams Restrictions on Journalists on Tiananmen Square Anniversary [IFJ] 05-Jun-2008

China Shenzhen increases the minimum wage to 1,000 RMB [CSR Asia] 04-Jun-2008

China Imprisoned Labour Rights Activists in China on 4 June 2008 [IHLO] 04-Jun-2008

China / Equatorial Guinea Deaths of two Chinese migrants in Equatorial Guinea: False promises and no redress [IHLO] 04-Jun-2008

China The End of China's Low-Cost Labour? [IHLO] 04-Jun-2008

China Guangdong Provincial ACFTU finds itself in muddy waters [IHLO] 03-Jun-2008

China The Sichuan earthquake and the collapse of schools: Two views from inside China [IHLO] 03-Jun-2008

China Behind the Defiance in the Skies: Pilots strike at China Eastern Airways and mass sick leave at Shanghai and Wuhan Airlines [IHLO] 03-Jun-2008

China Trade union says Nine Dragosn paper plant not a 'sweat shop' [Shanghai Daily] 29-May-2008

China Chinese union releases report on accusations against Nine Dragons [CSR Asia] 29-May-2008

China Tens of thousands of migrant workers all over China have been making the long journey home to look for loved ones lost or injured in the Sichuan earthquake [China Labour Bulletin] 28-May-2008

China From Shanxi to Dongguan, slave labour is still in business [China Labour Bulletin] 28-May-2008

China 话题：省总工会反驳SACOM对玖龙"血汗工厂"的十大指责 [网易跟帖] (in Chinese) 27-May-2008

China / Hong Kong 香港组织正面PK张茵:“血汗工厂”不是诋毁 [中国财经信息网] (in Chinese) 27-May-2008

China / Global Anita Chan: Should we establish contacts with the Chinese trade unions? [Labour Notes] 25-May-2008




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