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China BYD Worker Sexually Harassed and Illegally Fired: Management Hostile, Union Silent [China Labour Bulletin] 01-10-2024

China China Labour Bulletin Strike Map data analysis: first half of 2024 in review for workers' rights [China Labour Bulletin] 22-09-2024

China Report Release: Unprotected yet Unyielding: The Decade-Long Protest of China’s Healthcare Workers (2013-2023) [China Labour Bulletin] 09-09-2024

China Workers protest furloughs by Shenzhen Yingguan Industrial to avoid severance [CLB] 12-08-2024

China Workers protest furloughs by solar panel company Akcome with living allowance below minimum wage [China Labour Bulletin] 29-07-2024

China Subverting the Status Quo [Asian Labour Review] 26-07-2024

China Challenges and concerns surrounding China's retirement age reform [China Labour Bulletin] 12-07-2024

China Xinjiang journalists arrested, others sentenced [IFJ]  ActNOW!  12-07-2024

China Report release: Chain of Consequences–How Chinese workers pay for supply chain de-risking [China Labour Bulletin] 28-06-2024

China Dongguan factory Nordd Leather closes, workers owed social insurance and wages [China Labour Bulletin] 27-06-2024


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China Unifor applauds government action on unfair Chinese EV, steel and aluminum imports 2024-10-01 [Unifor]

BYD Worker Sexually Harassed and Illegally Fired: Management Hostile, Union Silent 2024-10-01 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Labour Bulletin Strike Map data analysis: first half of 2024 in review for workers' rights 2024-09-22 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Migrant workers seek mainland police help over firings, docked wages in Hong Kong: union 2024-09-10 [South China Morning Post]

Report Release: Unprotected yet Unyielding: The Decade-Long Protest of China’s Healthcare Workers (2013-2023) 2024-09-09 [China Labour Bulletin]

USA A Tribute to Scott Greathead 2024-09-05 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Taiwan’s maritime union secures historic strike right For more info  ActNOW!  2024-09-03 [TVBS]

Global The ‘run’ movement: young professionals flee the repression and spluttering economy of ‘zero-Covid’ China 2024-09-03 [Equal Times]

China Unifor welcomes necessary federal tariff on Chinese EV 2024-08-26 [Unifor]

China Tariffs on aluminum, steel and electric vehicle imports from China good for Canadian jobs 2024-08-26 [USW]

China Breaking the Mould: Germany's Supply Chain Act as a New Approach to Global Labour Rights Accountability 2024-08-26 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Journalist’s visa denied amid press freedom drop 2024-08-22 [IFJ]

China Ontario Dispute with China-owned Wescast Industries intensifies as company continues to withhold millions of dollars from workers 2024-08-15 [Unifor]

Workers protest furloughs by Shenzhen Yingguan Industrial to avoid severance 2024-08-12 [CLB]

Workers protest furloughs by solar panel company Akcome with living allowance below minimum wage 2024-07-29 [China Labour Bulletin]

Subverting the Status Quo 2024-07-26 [Asian Labour Review]

Xinjiang journalists arrested, others sentenced  ActNOW!  2024-07-12 [IFJ]

Challenges and concerns surrounding China's retirement age reform 2024-07-12 [China Labour Bulletin]

Report release: Chain of Consequences–How Chinese workers pay for supply chain de-risking 2024-06-28 [China Labour Bulletin]

Dongguan factory Nordd Leather closes, workers owed social insurance and wages 2024-06-27 [China Labour Bulletin]

'We’re like gears grinding until they break’: Chinese tech companies push staff to the limit For more info 2024-06-24 [FT]

China Response to Hong Kong Government Imposing New Repressive Measures on Christopher Mung and 5 Activists in the UK 2024-06-15 [HKLRM]

Automobile equipment company Shenzhen Qiao Feng Technology halts relocation after strike with suspected retaliatory dismissals 2024-06-14 [China Labour Bulletin]

China EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles – IndustriAll Europe’s views 2024-06-13 [Industriall Europe]

The Return of Strikes in China 2024-06-11 [Asian Labour Review]

China ITUC condemns prosecution of trade unionists and activists 2024-06-06 [ITUC]

Global International Labour Organization (ILO) and the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) Forge New Agreement to Enhance Trade Union Capacities in Asia and the Pacific 2024-06-06 [ILO]

China OATUU Affiliates Attend Seminar on Chinese Modernization and Trade Union Cooperation 2024-06-01 [OATUU]

Due diligence investigation needed after auto parts supplier avoided paying the promised wages and contract gratuity to hundreds of hourly workers 2024-05-30 [China Labour Bulletin]

Volkswagen: Address Uyghur Forced Labor - Supply Chain, Xinjiang Plant Risk Links to Labor Abuses 2024-05-27 [Human Rights Watch]

Garment workers’ unions must engage global brands on impacts of changing business strategies on workers’ rights 2024-05-16 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Unions forge new collaborations to compel Chinese MNCs to respect labour rights 2024-05-01 [BWI]

Auto workers bear the brunt of competition and EV transition in Chinese market, international just transition initiatives provide valuable lessons 2024-04-29 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Citybus union slams importation of mainland Chinese drivers into Hong Kong 2024-04-26 [South China Morning Post]

Germany Auto supplier workers in China have a new way to voice grievances, as the German supply chain act came into force 2024-04-22 [China]

Bridging Workers' Rights in China’s Manufacturing Sector with Global Supply Chain Tools: A Case-Oriented Approach 2024-04-16 [China Labour Bulletin]

Temu parent company Pinduoduo penalises resignations through aggressive enforcement of non-compete agreements 2024-04-15 [CLB]

Exclusion of overtime pay from compensation calculation sparks dissatisfaction among workers during Shanghai Amphenol relocation 2024-04-12 [China Labour Bulletin]

Temu parent company Pinduoduo penalizes resignations through aggressive enforcement of non-compete agreements 2024-04-08 [China Labour Bulletin]

Twice as many workers’ protests in China last year 2024-03-31 [China Worker Info]

Shift of strikes to Pou Chen's factories in southeast Asia underscores need for support in unions' collective bargaining 2024-03-27 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Forced-labour watchdog cites B.C. mining company, who says claims are nonsensical 2024-03-26 [Vancouver Sun]

Myanmar 200 Myanmar workers fired from garment jobs in China’s Yunnan province aftrer protest 2024-03-26 [RFA]

China From Mass Suicides to Labor Exploitation: The Making of Apple’s iPhones in China 2024-03-19 [Dying for an iPhone]

USA Five Unions Ask U.S. Trade Representative to Probe Chinese Shipbuilding Sector 2024-03-14 [Caixin Global]

The retreat of the world's top shoe-making empire from China exposes the ineffectiveness of local governments and trade unions 2024-03-09 [CLB]

Switzerland Ten years of ‘labour dialogue’ with the Switzerland-China Free Trade Agreement: review and outlook 2024-03-02 [GLC]

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