Our 10 most recent articles.
A Tale of Two Deltas: Worker resistance in Guangdong and Jiangsu
A review of the newly published book by Manfred Elfstrom, Workers and Change in China: Resistance, Repression, and Responsiveness.
23 March 2021
Singles Day reveals harsh reality of China’s express delivery industry
This year’s Singles Day shopping bonanza on 11 November has once again exposed the appalling conditions delivery workers labour under in order to meet consumer demand. Moreover, there are reports that working conditions are actually getting worse as the industry develops.
30 November 2020
An introduction to China Labour Bulletin's Workers’ Calls-for-Help Map
China Labour Bulletin has, since September 2020, collected notable calls for help from workers and added them to a new database.
26 November 2020
Express delivery workers protest wage arrears as Singles Day approaches
On Monday 19 October, Best Express workers staged a protest demanding the payment of wages in arrears after the sudden closure of a branch in Shanghai. On the same day, workers at YTO Express in Fuzhou also protested the non-payment of wages.
22 October 2020
Workplace accidents decline but coronavirus infection threat remains
While the number of workplace accidents in China has fallen significantly since the start of the coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic, there have already been several cases of Covid-19 infections in enterprises that resumed production without taking the necessary precautions to protect workers.
24 March 2020
Holding China’s trade unions to account
CLB conducts a one year, in-depth investigation into the All-China Federation of Trade Union’s reform initiative.
17 February 2020
The state of labour relations in China, 2019
CLB examines the key developments and emerging trends in worker activism in China in 2019
13 January 2020
Workers stage multiple protests over forced layoffs at YTO Express
Couriers with logistics giant YTO Express (圆通速递) have staged multiple protests in cities across China after the company announced the “reorganisation” of its high-end business service OTP Express (承诺达) earlier this month.
17 October 2019
The shifting patterns of labour protests in China present a challenge to the union
Large-scale factory worker protests are being replaced by small-scale, spontaneous actions in the construction, transport and service industries.
09 July 2019
Express delivery workers protest as industry hits speed bump
There have been at least six protests by express delivery company employees in the last two weeks over a wide-range of issues including lay-offs, wage arrears, social insurance and equal pay for equal work.
08 April 2019