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More and more women are joining platform companies as drivers and couriers, and their experiences show that special protections are needed
23 May 2023
In response to a strike by riders in Shanwei, Guangdong province, Meituan recruited workers from all over China rather than agree to local riders’ demands
18 May 2023
In the first quarter of 2023, CLB’s Strike Map recorded a tenfold increase in incidents in the manufacturing sector, compared to the last quarter of 2022
16 May 2023
Job creation and higher living standards have long been key objectives for the Chinese government. However, millions of workers in traditional industries have been laid off and many of the new jobs being created in the service sector are insecure, poorly paid, and leave workers without social security and employment contracts.
15 May 2023
In China, the scale of the platform economy, the conditions giving rise to the development of the sector, and the special regulatory environment all have unique features that affect workers. This explainer examines these angles primarily through the lens of two platform industries: the food delivery industry and the ride-hailing industry.
21 April 2023
Gome’s enterprise union was recognised as a model union just prior to the company owing wages, district union did not intervene in negotiations
04 April 2023
CLB’s February 2023 mapping data shows an increase in incidents in the manufacturing sector, which is affected by factory closures and relocations
16 March 2023
Fragmented labour relationships in express delivery industry mean that workers do not know from which entities to claim their basic labour rights
03 March 2023
Details about the events leading up to the incident are unclear, but online comments reveal depth of labour grievances felt by ordinary workers
28 February 2023
Wage arrears accounted for 93 percent of incidents collected in CLB’s Strike Map in January 2023
17 February 2023