The way forward for trade unions and workers in China: A new research report from CLB http://www.clb.org.hk/en/node/100424 The mass unemployment, lower wages and job insecurity created by the global economic crisis threatens the livelihoods of millions of Chinese workers, especially rural migrants who have little or no social security net to fall back on. Will [...]

China fears riots will spread as boom goes sour Millions of retrenched workers in the global economic crisis hitting China’s growth left the cities to return to their rural family homes. Beijing hopes the newly jobless will stay there – to prevent a fresh wave of unrest in the cities. Here is a description of [...]

China: Employment Strategy For Foreign Investors In China After The Publication Of The Implementation Rules Of The Labor Contract Law. Please read other posts on Employment Contract law. This is an update by by Winston Zhao, Jessie Tang, Wilson L.K. Sung, Bob Oberlies and Zhe Wang. www.mondaq.com Ever since the promulgation of the Labor Contract [...]

Trouble at Wal-Mart: The Rocky Road to Labor Reform in China by GLS The industrial relations system in China is in play as workers, peasants, corporations, and a variety of civil society, state, and party actors vie to determine its future. Now the collapse of the global financial system and the likelihood of a deep [...]