Worker Activism and Collective Bargaining
China's workers are increasingly well-organized: They are often able to elect their own representatives and successfully engage in collective bargaining.
China’s workers’ movement will continue despite crackdown on labour activists
China will mark May Day this year with around 50 labour activists in some form of detention. CLB reiterates its call for the release of all activists and an end to the crackdown.
Trade Union Reform and Accountability
China's workers lack real trade union representation. CLB and our mainland partners encourage workers to reclaim the union for themselves.
Local trade union officials express desire to support workers but acknowledge limitations
In the second English-language case study from CLB’s trade union reform and accountability program, we look at how trade union officials in Liyang, southern Jiangsu, responded to a dispute at a local factory where workers were owed six month’s wages.
Work safety in China
Work safety is one of the most serious issues affecting China's workers: Employers and the government need to take it seriously too.
Tracking the ever-present danger for workers on the streets of China
Of the 507 incidents recorded on CLB’s Work Accident Map so far this year, 148 (29 percent) were caused by a collision with a motor vehicle. Of these incidents, 70 involved sanitation workers and 69 involved delivery drivers.
