Letter from the Editors

Amid China's economic slowdown and rising unemployment, coupled with the transition from traditional industries to new digital models, flexible employment through platforms like food delivery has surged.

China Labour Bulletin (CLB) has conducted a preliminary investigation and identified potential labour law violations involving several Tesla China suppliers. These alleged practices fall into three common categories of labour law non-compliance, raising serious concerns about workers’ rights. 

Part A: Introduction 

In August 2024, China Labour Bulletin (CLB) published the research report Breaking the Mould: Germany’s Supply Chain Act as a New Approach to Global Labour Rights Accountability, The report primarily focused on the labour disputes

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Letter from the Editors

In the last month of 2024, migrant workers continued to be owed wages while countless protests stemmed from factory relocations. Wage arrears cases remained the majority of incidents we monitored on the calls-for-help map. In December, sanitation workers in many places went on strike due to unpaid wages.

Note: China Labour Bulletin recently published our healthcare workers' report: Unprotected yet Unyielding: The Decade-Long Protest of China’s Healthcare Workers (2013-2023).

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Letter from the Editors