Forty Years on, Is China Still Reforming?
In late October, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the “Reform and Opening Up” policy, China’s Chairman Xi Jinping visited the southern metropolis of Shenzhen, the first major laboratory for the Party’s post-Mao economic reforms. Like his...
A New Deal for China’s Workers?
China’s labor landscape is changing, and it is transforming the global economy in ways that we cannot afford to ignore. Once-silent workers have found their voice, organizing momentous protests, such as the 2010 Honda strikes, and demanding a better deal. China’s leaders have responded not only with repression but with reforms. Are China’s workers on the verge of a breakthrough in industrial relations and labor law reminiscent of the American New Deal?
Walmart Workers Launch Wildcat Strikes Across China
The strike has realised the Communist party’s fear of co-ordinated cross-country labour unrest.
Labor Unrest Grows in China, Even in the Historic Heartlands of Revolution
The coal mining regions of Jiangxi, made famous by socialist propaganda, are today riven with labor disputes.
Three Labour Rights Leaders Detained In China As Worker Unrest Grows
Activist detentions follow a growth in discontent among workers affected by China's stalling economy.
China’s Workers Stumble as Factories Stall
As factories run out of money and construction projects idle, China sees a rise in unrest.
China Labor Activists Say Facing Unprecedented Intimidation
The number of strikes more than doubled in 2014 to 1,378 from 656 the year before, according to China Labor Bulletin, a Hong Kong-based advocacy group. April saw the biggest strike in decades, when about 40,000 employees of Adidas and Nike...
China Shocked by Fatal Riot in Madagascar
"We hope the Madagascar government will take necessary measures to properly handle the attack at the Morondava sugar plant and to erase the ill impact this incident has brought to the country's international image and its ability to attract...