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Over a hundred workers at foreign shoe supplier go on strike in Hunan [China Labour Bulletin] 2023-03-29

BWI on the arrest of Hong Kong labour leader Elizabeth Tang [BWI] 2023-03-18

IUF stands with IDWF General Secretary Elizabeth Tang [IUF] 2023-03-18

IDWF stands with our General Secretary, Elizabeth Tang [IDWF] 2023-03-18

BWI on the arrest of Hong Kong labour leader Elizabeth Tang [BWI] 2023-03-18

UNI in full solidarity with IDWF General Secretary Elizabeth Tang [UNI Global Union] 2023-03-18

February 2023 labour news roundup: Retirement, social security, and health insurance for China’s older workers [China Labour Bulletin] 2023-03-10

Elizabeth Tang, prominent Hong Kong union leader arrested after prison visit [Reuters] 2023-03-09

Elizabeth Tang, wife of jailed Hong Kong opposition politician Lee Cheuk-yan arrested by national security officers after prison visit [SCMP] 2023-03-09

Elizabeth Tang arrested - accused of 'colluding with foreign forces' [HKFP] 2023-03-09

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Today's labour news

Over a hundred workers at foreign shoe supplier go on strike in Hunan 2023-03-29 [China Labour Bulletin]

China BWI on the arrest of Hong Kong labour leader Elizabeth Tang 2023-03-18 [BWI]

China IUF stands with IDWF General Secretary Elizabeth Tang 2023-03-18 [IUF]

China IDWF stands with our General Secretary, Elizabeth Tang 2023-03-18 [IDWF]

China BWI on the arrest of Hong Kong labour leader Elizabeth Tang 2023-03-18 [BWI]

China UNI in full solidarity with IDWF General Secretary Elizabeth Tang 2023-03-18 [UNI Global Union]

February 2023 labour news roundup: Retirement, social security, and health insurance for China’s older workers 2023-03-10 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Elizabeth Tang, prominent Hong Kong union leader arrested after prison visit 2023-03-09 [Reuters]

China Elizabeth Tang, wife of jailed Hong Kong opposition politician Lee Cheuk-yan arrested by national security officers after prison visit 2023-03-09 [SCMP]

China Elizabeth Tang arrested - accused of 'colluding with foreign forces' 2023-03-09 [HKFP]

Foreign journalists face travel restrictions, harassment 2023-03-09 [IFJ]

China Chinese government urged to review anti-trade union laws 2023-03-09 [ITUC]

Three-child policy and increased maternity leave implementation in the workplace at odds in workers’ experience 2023-03-08 [China Labour Bulletin]

In a Chinese factory town, migrants ‘lie flat’ for a better deal 2023-03-07 [Sixth Tone]

China 'Buy with 1-click: independent contracting and migrant workers in China’s last-mile parcel delivery' 2023-03-04 [The Asia-Pacific Journal]

Anti-journalist and fake news campaign to continue in 2023 2023-03-03 [IFJ]

Jiangsu labour department calls courier's alert about wage arrears a 'false complaint' against subcontractor 2023-03-03 [China Labour Bulletin]

Former worker at Dongguan electronics factory kills three, sparking discussion about agency labour in China 2023-03-01 [China Labour Bulletin]

Coal mine collapse in Inner Mongolia kills five, injures six, and leaves dozens missing 2023-02-23 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Workers’ rights in Hong Kong: A chat with the Association for Rights of Industrial Accident Victims 2023-02-21 [China Labour Bulletin]

China UN experts raise concern over restrictions on Hong Kong trade unions under the National Security Law 2023-02-17 [Hong Kong Labour Rights Monitor]

China Hong Kong gov’t deregisters pro-democracy union that called for protest ahead of security law 2023-02-17 [hongkongfp]

China Free-to-air broadcasters ordered to transmit patriotic programming 2023-02-17 [IFJ]

Food delivery rider dies on Anhui mountain, family wins legal battle to establish de facto labour relationship 2023-02-15 [China Labour Bulletin]

January 2023 labour news roundup: The effects of the post-Zero Covid economy on China’s workers 2023-02-14 [China Labour Bulletin]

Hong Kong-owned undergarment factory in Dongguan shuts down, orders 1,700 workers to leave 2023-02-13 [China Labour Bulletin]

“After Working So Long, I Just Felt Numb, Like a Machine”: the Disillusionment of Chinese Youth and Crisis of Work 2023-02-07 [Asian Labour Review]

Rapid test kit factory workers protest in Hangzhou, union assistance is limited to legal remedy 2023-02-03 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Labour Bulletin Strike Map data analysis: 2022 year in review for workers' rights 2023-01-31 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Bangladesh may overtake China to be EU's biggest apparel source 2023-01-25 [aninews]

Why did Foxconn Workers’ Protests in Zhengzhou Happen 2023-01-16 [Borderless Movement]

Fatal truck accident highlights unclear labour relationships in platform economy 2023-01-13 [China Labour Bulletin]

Massive protest in Chongqing belies company’s recent labour awards from the official trade union 2023-01-12 [China Labour Bulletin]

Wage arrears after Zero Covid and before Lunar New Year is symptom of systemic problem 2023-01-10 [China Labour Bulletin]

China CRIME AND CORRUPTION IN GHANA'S CHINESE-OWNED TRAWLER FLEET 2023-01-06 [Environmental Justice Foundation]

China Ghana fishing: Abuse, corruption and death on Chinese vessels 2023-01-06 [BBC News]

December 2022 labour news roundup: Fresh labour challenges arise with end of Zero Covid 2023-01-05 [China Labour Bulletin]

Worker fired over pregnancy wins historic civil claim for equal rights violation 2023-01-03 [China Labour Bulletin]

'The two worlds have no crossover': Han Dongfang on China’s workers’ struggle under the pandemic 2022-12-23 [China Labour Bulletin]

China IFJ launches campaign to support Hong Kong journalists 2022-12-13 [IFJ]

China Jimmy Lai sentenced to over five years on fraud charges 2022-12-12 [IFJ]

Platform truck driver strikes across China result in some changed working conditions 2022-12-07 [China Labour Bulletin]

The Foxconn uprising in Zhengzhou 2022-12-06 [Tempest]

Garment factory fire in Anyang takes 38 lives, injures 2 2022-12-01 [China Labour Bulletin]

BBC, RTS journalists assaulted and detained by police 2022-11-29 [IFJ]

Worker protests at Zhengzhou Foxconn highlight labour-capital problems in global supply chain 2022-11-28 [China Labour Bulletin]

Foxconn’s Great Escape 2022-11-26 [Asian Labour Review]

‘iPhone city’ under Covid lockdown after violent protests 2022-11-26 [France 24]

Spotlight on delivery workers in Beijing after viral letter of riders sleeping rough 2022-11-25 [The Times]

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This month in labour history

12-04-1927 Kuomintang forces, under the direction of Chiang Kai-shek, massacre trade union militants and socialists in Shanghai. [more]

16-04-1989 The first student protest in Tiananmen Square occur as wreaths are laid in honour of Hu Yaobang [more]

26-04-1942 The Benxihu mine disaster leaves 1,549 dead. It’s the biggest mining disaster of all time [more]