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The 2022 official estimate of the population of rural migrant workers in China is 296 million, 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.
06 September 2023
Typhoon Doksuri’s heavy rainfall and severe flooding put frontline workers at risk
16 August 2023
China’s job shortage means more workers are performing flexible labour through platforms like Yushibao, and they need guarantees that they will be paid
31 July 2023
Analysis of CLB Strike Map data in the manufacturing, construction, services and transport industries indicates that 2023 data may meet pre-pandemic rates
28 July 2023
Platform companies disclaim responsibility for food delivery riders’ biggest fear: traffic accidents
13 July 2023
Digital surveillance technology catches drivers who run red lights or drive on the wrong side of roads, but workers are also victims of unsafe streets
06 July 2023
The mining company disclaimed responsibility for the “natural disaster,” but workers had raised alarms about slag dumping
30 June 2023
On 8 May, platform drivers in Chengdu went on strike over policies that reduce their earning power, after protests last autumn led to platform changes
21 June 2023