1/ CLB investigated three cases of #women workers in #China facing #discrimination and rights violations related to #maternityleave. We found these incidents through local governments' online message boards and referred the cases to the union. Read more: clb.org.hk/content/three-…
2/ Regarding family leave policies, the ACFTU has the opportunity to ensure both that workers' rights are protected and that state policy goals are upheld, contributing to the union’s political and practical missions. However, in these three cases, the union was not eager to act.
3/ The ACFTU’s Charter requires all levels of the union to est women workers’ committees, which should conduct research, draft policies, and advise on legislation concerning the rights of women workers. In CLB's investigations, however, these committees were not easily reachable.
1/ CLB followed headlines in China last month, and in our November 2022 news roundup we’re sharing brief summaries of stories affecting China’s workers: clb.org.hk/content/novemb…
2/ Urban villages in Guangzhou went on lockdown and vulnerable migrant workers were chaotically relocated. Urban villages are densely packed and have health and safety issues in ordinary times, and some workers were left homeless and in limbo last month. archive.ph/LyKct#selectio…
3/ On 2 Nov, a 55yo sanitation worker at the hospital of the University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen campus, jumped from her work building. On 11 Nov, another cleaner at the University of Shenzhen did the same. Their families shared their stories of low pay and overwork.
1/ This personal account is unfortunately typical of working conditions for China's pandemic prevention personnel. CLB found that in Shanghai earlier this year the pay was 100-200 yuan per day, and some ended up not getting paid. Our June 2022 story here: clb.org.hk/content/pandem…
2/ Shanghai brought in over 10k workers for the spring 2022 lockdown. Some "da bai" were promised they could quarantine before returning home to their families, but then were placed in isolation facilities with confirmed/suspected cases and they protested. clb.org.hk/content/pandem…
3/ We also found that "da bai" are generally not properly trained for their public health role, and this led to the Dec 2021 outbreak in Xi'an, as one example. Workers who tested positive were not compensated for getting ill directly from the job risks. clb.org.hk/content/first-…
1/ Ahead of the annual 11 November #SinglesDay, China Labour Bulletin has launched an English-language explainer on the platform economy in China, as part of our series, What You Need to Know About Workers in China. #gigeconomyclb.org.hk/content/platfo…
3/ We focus on food delivery riders and ride-hailing drivers as we describe the rise of China's tech companies, how algorithms have shaped working conditions, barriers to asserting labour rights, collective actions, and government regulation of the industry, among other topics.