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Local governments are also out of funds, and unions are too burdened with pandemic prevention measures to represent workers’ interests
In this case study, CLB looks at how regulations designed to protect the labour rights of migrant workers go unheeded even when workers need the most protection
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In this edition: Manufacturing sector experiences labour shortage during peak season; tech companies eliminate overtime pay for contractual workers; government circular signals possible pay cuts at financial sector SOEs; smaller cities unable to support local bus routes, leaving drivers unpaid; young lawyer takes own life in the face of harsh legal work culture; air conditioning installation accidents surge this summer
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In CLB’s analysis of July 2022 data, we find notable cases of medical workers seeking wages in arrears, concentrated in China’s north-eastern provinces
CLB investigates the role and effectiveness of rights defence (维权 weiquan) departments of China’s official trade union
Analysis of worker actions in construction sector in the first half of 2022 indicate that more trouble is to come if endemic wage arrears go unresolved