RFA: Chinese Workers at Walmart Campaign For Higher Wages, Union Elections
An attempt by employees of Walmart in China to take charge of their labor union to negotiate collectively on behalf of workers has already run into difficulties, a Walmart employee told RFA.
View ArticleThe Diplomat: Wal-Mart Uprising: The Battle for Labor Rights in China
Wal-Mart is the latest frontier in China’s nascent labor rights movement.
View ArticleGlobal Times: Chinese activists struggle to establish independent trade unions
A butcher who wants to run for union leader at a Walmart store in Shenzhen finds himself at a disadvantage as he challenges his employer and China's unsupportive union system. While national reform of...
View ArticleLabour activists detained for doing the job of the trade union
Two prominent labour activists have been formally detained by the Guangzhou authorities for “gathering a crowd to disturb social order,” in what appears to be a coordinated crackdown on labour groups...
View ArticleThousands of taxi drivers in several major cities strike over fees, unfair...
Thousands of taxi drivers in at least 13 cities have staged strikes and protests over excessive fees and unfair competition from ride-hailing app services since the beginning of the year.
View ArticleLabour activist Zhu Xiaomei released after two months in detention
Two months after a dozen police broke into her apartment and dragged her away in front of her one-year-old daughter and teenage son, labour activist Zhu Xiaomei returned home on the evening of 1 February.
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