Our 10 most recent articles.
Rural teachers demand payment of millions of yuan in wage arrears
After five years of wage delays and non-payment of bonuses and pension contributions, the teachers of Dafang country in Guizhou finally had enough. They took their complaints public and petitioned the central government for help. In early September, the State Council intervened and ordered the local government to pay the teachers the 470 million yuan they were owed.
05 October 2020
The changing face of worker protest in northeast China
Protests move from state-owned enterprises to the private sector but familiar government and trade union failings remain.
17 August 2020
Students and trade union fight to prevent university from outsourcing sanitation work
The outsourcing of cleaning services at universities is a global problem that requires a global response.
14 May 2020
Foreign teachers in China struggle to get paid
China Labour Bulletin is frequently contacted by foreign teachers in China who are owed wages in arrears. While CLB cannot get directly involved in these cases, we have outlined some steps below that foreign teachers might take to protect their rights.
07 April 2020
An Introduction to CLB’s Work Accident Map
China Labour Bulletin established its bi-lingual Work Accident Map in December 2014 to track and categorise workplace accidents reported in the Chinese media.
02 March 2020
Staff protests spread after sudden closure of English education centres
Hundreds of staff at English tuition company Web International English have staged collective protests demanding the payment of wages in arrears following the sudden closure of numerous training centres across China.
28 October 2019
Rural doctors and teachers take action over chronic underfunding
Community doctors and teachers in China’s poor rural counties have been pushed to the limit and are now taking collective action to defend their rights.
24 July 2019
China sees progress in tackling child labour but problems remain
On World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June, we examine the progress made in tackling child labour in China and the problems that remain unresolved.
12 June 2019
China’s teachers stage protests over long-standing injustices
The demonstration by more than 200 public school teachers in the southwestern county of Jianyang on 21 May was just the latest in a series of protests by teachers in China over a wide-range of issues including low pay, unequal pensions and other benefits, and wage arrears.
23 May 2019
The state of labour relations in China, 2018
Of the 1,701 incidents recorded on CLB’s Strike Map in 2018, 1,246 occurred in domestic private enterprises. Evidence enough that labour unrest in China is very much a domestic problem, and one that requires a domestic solution.
09 January 2019