Our 10 most recent articles.
Tutors struggle for compensation after mass layoffs
Teachers across China face wages in arrears after the effects of new rules regulating tutoring companies
07 September 2021
Henan overtakes Guangdong in number of worker protests
The central province of Henan has been a key locus of worker activism and collective protests in China over the last year, with construction and transport workers taking the lead.
24 August 2021
Chongqing government amends discriminatory policy after public outcry
The Chongqing government has quietly revoked a discriminatory hiring requirement for teachers following a public outcry. However, the local trade union, whose responsibility it is to protect teachers’ rights, was nowhere to be seen.
16 July 2021
China’s food delivery workers take action while the union idles
Food delivery workers in several major cities went on strike at the end of June in protest at pay cuts and the draconian policies imposed by the online platforms that dominate the market.
06 July 2021
Trade union officials distance themselves from food delivery workers’ suffering
Protests by food delivery workers over the exploitative monopolies of companies like Ele.me and Meituan have made headlines recently, but the trade union remains inert.
05 July 2021
Workers’ rights further eroded by new legislation in Shenzhen
The Shenzhen government is in the process of amending its Employee Wage Payment Regulations for the first time since they were introduced 17 years ago.
01 June 2021
The changing face of migrant workers in China
China’s rural migrant worker population fell by 5.2 million last year as the Covid-19 pandemic and attendant economic slowdown led to job losses and wage stagnation.
06 May 2021
Migrant workers and their children
There are an estimated 286 million rural migrant workers in China, comprising more than one-third of the entire working population. They have been the engine of China’s spectacular economic growth over the last three decades but remain marginalized, and their children have limited access to education and healthcare.
04 May 2021
ZTE trade union head jailed for two billion yuan investment scam
The former chair of state-owned telecom giant ZTE’s corporate trade union, He Xuemei, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for embezzlement and fraudulent fundraising.
29 April 2021
Migrant workers beaten and jailed after claiming wages in arrears
Workers Wang Xiaoming and Liu Haiquan are serving ten- and eleven-month prison sentences following a dispute arising from their boss refusing to pay their wages.
26 April 2021