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HKJA reveals alarming decline in press freedom [IFJ] 2022-09-27

One year on, few details available about detention of activists Wang Jianbing and Sophia Huang Xueqin [China Labour Bulletin] 2022-09-19

August 2022 labour news roundup: Youth unemployment at record high for fourth consecutive month [China Labour Bulletin] 2022-09-08

Food delivery driver stabs self in protest over fines and unpaid wages [China Labour Bulletin] 2022-08-30

L'esperto Onu accusa la Cina: minoranze etniche ai lavori forzati [Collettiva] 2022-08-19

Unions strengthen organising capacities in Chinese MNCs [BWI] 2022-08-16

Помня Тяньаньмэнь [IUF] 2019-06-12

Китайский производитель смартфонов нарушает права турецких рабочих [IndustriALL] 2021-09-03

Профсоюзы Уганды проводят кампанию за признание на китайских швейных фабриках [IndustriALL] 2021-10-14

Рабочие, устроившие забастовку на стройке детсада в Иркутске, уехали в Китай [IrCity] 2019-06-04

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Today's labour news

China HKJA reveals alarming decline in press freedom 2022-09-27 [IFJ]

One year on, few details available about detention of activists Wang Jianbing and Sophia Huang Xueqin 2022-09-19 [China Labour Bulletin]

August 2022 labour news roundup: Youth unemployment at record high for fourth consecutive month 2022-09-08 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Centrais entregam respiradores doados pela Federa��o Chinesa de Trabalhadores 2022-09-05 [Forca Sindical]

Food delivery driver stabs self in protest over fines and unpaid wages 2022-08-30 [China Labour Bulletin]

Can workers be shorted workplace injury compensation by being held partially at fault for the accident? 2022-08-25 [China Labour Bulletin]

L'esperto Onu accusa la Cina: minoranze etniche ai lavori forzati 2022-08-19 [Collettiva]

China Unions strengthen organising capacities in Chinese MNCs 2022-08-16 [BWI]

China ratifica los dos convenios fundamentales de la OIT sobre el trabajo forzoso 2022-08-15 [OIT]

La Chine ratifie les deux conventions fondamentales de l’OIT sur le travail forcé 2022-08-15 [OIT]

China ratifies the two ILO Fundamental Conventions on forced labour 2022-08-15 [ILO]

July 2022 labour news roundup: Widespread heat stroke and successive pandemic waves affect China’s workers 2022-08-10 [China Labour Bulletin]

CLB Report: Waiting for Weiquan: Worker rights protection at the All-China Federation of Trade Unions 2022-08-08 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Hong Kong’s Unforgettable Lee Cheuk-yan 2022-08-02 [Tocsin]

China Strike paralyses Chinese project, workers emerge victorious 2022-08-02 [BWI]

Under extraordinary pandemic conditions, local governments continue to side with employers 2022-07-26 [China Labour Bulletin]

Construction worker protests increase with property market instability 2022-07-14 [China Labour Bulletin]

Shanghai blast is one of many heavy industry accidents in China's June Work Safety Month 2022-07-12 [China Labour Bulletin]

Restaurant closures leave millions of workers without jobs 2022-07-11 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Leading Australians urge release of Australian journalist Cheng Lei 2022-07-09 [MEAA]

Journalist detained and harassed for reporting on restaurant attack 2022-06-22 [IFJ]

USA US Law Against Uyghur Forced Labour Takes Effect 2022-06-21 [Human Rights Watch]

China Media restricted from covering handover and inauguration events 2022-06-20 [IFJ]

Global Unions to build power within China's belt and road initiative 2022-06-17 [BWI]

‘Let it rot': China's tech workers struggle to find jobs 2022-06-16 [Financial Times]

‘We won't survive': China's migrant workers fear more lockdowns as Covid threat remains 2022-06-16 [The Guardian]

Pandemic prevention measures lead to variety of worker protests 2022-06-16 [China Labour Bulletin]

High unemployment rate indicates bleak job prospects for university graduates 2022-06-15 [China Labour Bulletin]

China BWI construction unions pioneer global strategy on Chinese MNCs 2022-06-15 [BWI]

May 2022 labour news roundup: Shanghai resumes production 2022-06-06 [China Labour Bulletin]

Global 4 de junio: vigilia con velas en conmemoración de la masacre de la plaza de Tiananmén 2022-06-04 [CSI]

Global 4 juin : veillée aux chandelles en commémoration du massacre de la place Tiananmen 2022-06-04 [CSI]

China's Gig Workers Are Challenging Their Algorithmic Bosses 2022-06-04 [Wired]

China 4 June: Tiananmen Square massacre candlelight vigil 2022-06-04 [ITUC]

Global 4 June: Tiananmen Square massacre candlelight vigil 2022-06-04 [ITUC]

Freiheit für Huang Xueqin und Wang Jianbing! 2022-05-30 [LabourNet Germany]

April 2022 labour news roundup 2022-05-22 [CLB]

Truck drivers stranded across China are unable to earn an income, lack food and bare necessities 2022-05-22 [CLB]

Elon Musk praises Chinese workers for ‘burning the 3am oil' – here's what that really looks like 2022-05-13 [The Guardian]

China Loblaw faces pressure from activist investors, BMO over allegations of ties to suppliers in China's Uyghur region 2022-05-11 [The Record]

China Loblaw Shareholders Choose to Pursue Uyghur Issue 2022-05-06 [Morningstar]

Shanghai's frontline workers document their struggles online under lockdown 2022-05-05 [CLB]

Coal mines hastily restart production to manage energy crisis, leading to deadly accidents 2022-04-26 [China Labour Bulletin]

L'OIT salue l'avancée de la Chine vers la ratification de deux Conventions sur le travail forcé 2022-04-21 [OIT]

La OIT celebra el avance de China hacia la ratificación de dos convenios sobre trabajo forzoso 2022-04-21 [OIT]

ILO welcomes China's move towards the ratification of two forced labour Conventions 2022-04-21 [ILO]

March 2022 labour news roundup: China's workers in the Covid-19 wave 2022-04-06 [China Labour Bulletin]

China Former union leaders arrested as repression escalates 2022-04-04 [ITUC]

China US and Australian Press Clubs join in calling for the release of MEAA member Cheng Lei 2022-04-01 [MEAA]

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