China: Student ranked first in class on civil service exam excluded by selection committee.

This is a heated topic in China nowadays, where the public believe that the selection committee by government agencies only choose the candidates they favor or who have relationship with …

Article: “China’s first transgender employment discrimination case: partial victory”

http://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article43153 An appeals court in China’s southwestern city of Guiyang has maintained the original verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the country’s first lawsuit over transgender discrimination in employment. …

The cases issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on failure to pay migrant workers

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in Beijing announced 10 cases of wage arrears for agricultural workers. The maximum arrears were 13.72 million yuan. http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0206/c1001-29809386.html

Samsung sued in France for falsely advertising that their supply chain respects worker rights.

On Jan. 11, 2018 , Two French NGOs (Sherpa and ActionAid France) filed a case in Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris against Samsung France and its Korean parent company, …

China: Migrant workers and their children

There were an estimated 287 million rural migrant workers in China in 2017, making up more than one third of the entire working population. Migrant workers have been the engine …

Wages and Working Conditions in and out of Global Supply Chains: A Comparative Empirical Review (Brazil, China, Chile, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, etc.)

This research note discussed the theories about wages, working conditions and global supply chains. People interpret the relationship between global supply chains and working conditions in different theories. But we …

Hong Kong Paper: 94,000 North Koreans Working in China

This article states that the number of North Korean workers in China has increased and that the number increased to 94,000. http://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=127957  

Labor protection for the vulnerable: An evaluation of the salary and injury claims system for migrant workers in Singapore

This report examines Work Permit holders in Singapore who migrant workers from Bangladesh, China, and India.  These workers are the majority workforce in Singapore’s construction and marine sectors. The authors …

China Employment Law (Legal Resources)

This guide gives a summary of the development of employment law in China and provides specific information about the Labor Contract Law, Trade Union Law, and possible future amendments to …

How to address migrant worker wage arrears in China

China State Council’s Instruction on how to handle the situation of not paying migrant workers (mostly construction workers) with severe punishment and coordination by government agencies at all levels. http://www.shjx.org.cn/article-7846.aspx

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