Our 10 most recent articles.
Transport company in tanker explosion repeatedly violated safety standards
At least 19 people were killed and another 172 injured when a fuel tanker exploded on a highway outside the coastal town of Wenling in Zhejiang on Saturday.
15 June 2020
Food delivery drivers strike over increased competition
China’s biggest food delivery app, Meituan Dianping, announced a major rebound in sales last month. However, neither the company’s drivers nor the restaurants that supply customers are cheering.
02 June 2020
Lax enforcement of safety regulations leads to spate of tower crane accidents
China has seen a spate of tower crane accidents at construction sites over the last two weeks, as work on building and infrastructure projects resumes after the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown.
02 June 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
Harsh penalties for accidents do little to improve work safety in China
On 24 April, the courts in Fengcheng, Jiangxi, sentenced 28 enterprise managers and officials to prison terms of up to 18 years for their role in one of China’s biggest construction site accidents in recent years.
07 May 2020
Workers’ struggles echo around the world as pandemic spreads
On May Day this year, we highlight the struggle of workers in China and around the world to protect their health and livelihood during the coronavirus pandemic
01 May 2020
Covid-19 and the crisis of informal labour in India
As India’s national lockdown continues, P.K. Anand argues the time has come for the government to wake up to the reality of Indian labour relations.
13 April 2020
China’s trade unions caught in the headlights of the coronavirus crisis
CLB conducted a series of interviews with trade union officials in China in order to gauge their response to the coronavirus crisis.
01 April 2020
At least 19 killed fighting forest fire in Sichuan
Eighteen firefighters and a forestry worker were killed in the early hours of this morning while battling a forest fire in the mountainous Liangshan district of Sichuan, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported today.
31 March 2020
Workplace accidents decline but coronavirus infection threat remains
While the number of workplace accidents in China has fallen significantly since the start of the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic, there have already been several cases of Covid-19 infections in enterprises that resumed production without taking the necessary precautions to protect workers.
24 March 2020