China workers rights

Labour rights groups and worker activists have, for the first time, jointly devised and published a grassroots blueprint for collective bargaining in China. The aim of the Code of Collective Bargaining, issued on 11 October, is twofold: To give employers…

The cost of labour in China has risen significantly over the last few years, prompting many low cost, labour intensive manufacturers to relocate to cheaper production areas such as Bangladesh and Cambodia. But while wages for factory workers in China…