Our 10 most recent articles.
Phnom Penh casino accused of union busting with mass layoffs
Cambodian trade union leaders are fighting back after more than 1,300 Phnom Penh casino workers were laid off this year.
23 June 2021
Trade union officials seek to deflect responsibility after truck driver suicide
Following the tragic death of truck driver Jin Deqiang, CLB called local trade union officials to ask what they were doing to protect truck drivers’ rights.
11 June 2021
Honouring our friend and colleague Robin Munro
China Labour Bulletin’s former deputy director, great friend and supporter, Robin Munro, sadly passed away on 19 May 2021.
02 June 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
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
Finding a family in the union: A garment workers’ leader in Bengaluru
A trade unionist in Bengaluru discusses the struggles of India’s garment workers and her own personal journey from victim to worker leader.
21 April 2021
Worker activist detained while the official trade union sits on its hands
China’s best-known food delivery worker activist, Chen Guojiang, was detained on 25 February and has been held at Beijing’s Chaoyang district detention centre since. In mid-March, his family was formally notified that Chen is accused of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” (寻衅滋事), the catch-all charge used by the authorities to crack down on activists. He was formally arrested on 2 April.
07 April 2021
China’s pristine chip processing plants disguise harsh reality of the work
CLB talks to a worker at a semiconductor fabrication plant about the low pay, long working hours, and isolation that employees have to endure.
30 March 2021
Food delivery worker activist accused of “picking quarrels”
Food delivery worker, Chen Guojiang has been accused of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” (寻衅滋事), the catch-all charge used by the authorities to crackdown on activists.
25 March 2021
A Tale of Two Deltas: Worker resistance in Guangdong and Jiangsu
A review of the newly published book by Manfred Elfstrom, Workers and Change in China: Resistance, Repression, and Responsiveness.
23 March 2021