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Lee Cheuk-yan Faces Sentencing After Decades of Fighting for Workers and Democracy

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/ China UN experts and international trade unions call for the immediate release of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung [HKLRM] 29-08-2026


/ China Lee Cheuk-yan Faces Sentencing After Decades of Fighting for Workers and Democracy [HKLRM] 29-08-2026


/ China BWI stands in solidarity with Nepal and Tibet following devastating flash floods [BWI] 28-08-2026


/ China ITF sends solidarity and sympathy to victims of devastating floods [ITF] 28-08-2026


/ China UNI Asia & Pacific expresses solidarity with victims and communities affected by Nepal floods [UNI Global Union] 28-08-2026



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China Lee Cheuk-yan Faces Sentencing After Decades of Fighting for Workers and Democracy 2026-08-29 [HKLRM]

China UN experts and international trade unions call for the immediate release of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung 2026-08-29 [HKLRM]

China UNI Asia & Pacific expresses solidarity with victims and communities affected by Nepal floods 2026-08-28 [UNI Global Union]

China ITF sends solidarity and sympathy to victims of devastating floods 2026-08-28 [ITF]

China BWI stands in solidarity with Nepal and Tibet following devastating flash floods 2026-08-28 [BWI]

China ITUC denounces guilty verdict against trade union leader Lee Cheuk-yan 2026-08-24 [ITUC]

China Union leader Lee Cheuk-yan found guilty of national security charges 2026-08-21 [Al Jazeera]

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China Messag of support delivered by COSATU General Secretary Solly Phetoe to Chinese Business Employers Advocacy Session 2026-08-04 [COSATU]

China IFJ calls for independent review of practices at BBC Hong Kong bureau 2026-07-28 [IFJ]

Government Backs Landmark ILO Gig Work Convention While Continuing Crackdown on Delivery Riders 2026-07-18 [HKLRM]

UN Women and the European Union drive action for gender equality and inclusive workplaces in China 2026-07-16 [UN Women]

China Hungary cracks down on BYD plant over forced labor allegations 2026-06-09 [The World]

Africa Holding Chinese MNCs accountable across the value chain 2026-06-03 [BWI]

State-backed Forced Labour Transfer Scheme 2026-05-30 [LinkedIn / Financial Times]

China NUM send condolences to families of China mineworkers who died last week Friday 2026-05-28 [NUM]

China Lee Cheuk-yan: Critical moment for rights and freedoms in Hong Kong as trial concludes 2026-05-25 [ITUC]

Coal Mine Explosion In China Kills Over 90 Workers With Rescue Operation Underway 2026-05-23 [10News]

Global At least 90 dead in Chinese coal mine explosion, state media reports 2026-05-23 [BBC]

Global Death toll rises to 37 in central China fireworks plant explosion 2026-05-08 [News CN]

China Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 26 people 2026-05-05 [BBC]

Court rules that companies cannot replace workers with AI purely to cut costs 2026-05-02 [Instagram]

China The Shrinking Space for Labor: Hong Kong’s Trade Unions Face “Chilling Effect” Under National Security Overhaul 2026-04-04 [HKLRM]

China BWI affiliate signs recognition agreement with Chinese engineering company 2026-03-27 [BWI]

China Lee Cheuk-yan: “I have no hostility in my heart, only love. I hope the people can obtain the rights and happiness they deserve” 2026-03-24 [ITUC]

China UN Experts Call on China to Release Hong Kong Activists Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung After Over 50 Months in Pre-Trial Detention 2026-03-16 [HKLRM]

UK Sweatshop Claims Unresolved as Starmer Praises Pop Mart China Visit 2026-03-02 [HKLRM]

China Transnational Union-busting? HungryPanda riders say Chinese police intimidating families in China over Sydney protests 2026-02-18 [ABC]

China Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison 2026-02-11 [IFJ]

China COSATU notes with caution the signing of the Framework Agreement on Economic Partnership with China 2026-02-07 [COSATU]

China BWI denounces Zhongmei Engineering Group’s pattern of abuse 2026-01-30 [BWI]

China Statement of the Council of Global Unions on the trial of Lee Cheuk-yan 2026-01-22 [ITUC]

Workers at Chinese factory that produces Labubu toys are being exploited, says NGO 2026-01-18 [The Guardian]

China Rein in Chinese companies against workers' rights violations and social protection-ZCTU 2025-12-31 [New Zimbabwe]

China Brazilian labor prosecution reaches R$40 million deal on forced labor at BYD Camaçari facility in 2025 2025-12-26 [mix vale]

China More Than a Third of Migrant Workers in Kazakhstan Are Chinese Citizens 2025-12-26 [Times of Central Asia]

China Memories of the Struggle against Fascism: A story of how Australian dock workers sacrificed their livelihood for Chinese people 2025-12-26 [CGTN]

China 60 seconds on ... Lee Cheuk-yan, jailed leader of Hong Kong's trade union movement 2025-12-08 [LabourStart podcasts]

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China Alliance Case | Chow Hang-tung Questions: When Did Words Become a Crime? 2025-11-09 [HKLRM]

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China Trade Unions Unite to Protest SHEIN’s Entry into Paris BHV Department Store 2025-11-02 [HKLRM]

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