Also in this edition: Factory workers lose out on wages during peak season; retired workers re-enter the labour market; weak administrative enforcement of labour laws
Two years on from the viral investigation, “Delivery Drivers, Trapped in the System,” the industry has seen little regulatory change or union representation for workers’ obvious needs
In CLB’s analysis of June 2022 data, we find a higher than usual proportion of strikes and protests in the construction sector, with several incidents concentrated in Xi’an