Labor Rights

HRIC Urges International Attention on 32 Jasic Workers and Supporters Detained, Disappeared

phb — Fri, 07 Dec 2018 23:59:08 +0000

December 7, 2018

HRIC Urges International Attention on 32 Jasic Workers and Supporters Detained, Disappeared

Labor Rights

On November 9 and 11, continuing their attempt to crush the support for a campaign to form an independent union by workers at the factory of Jasic Technology in Shenzhen, authorities seized 18 supporters in five cities—Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Wuhan. The actions included the...

Open Letter from Scholars Inside and Outside China in Support of Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union

phb — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 22:44:30 +0000

August 1, 2018

Open Letter from Scholars Inside and Outside China in Support of Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

More than 100 scholars inside and outside China have joined a growing domestic campaign to call for the release of workers at the Jasic factory in Shenzhen, who have been detained for demanding to form their own labor union to protect their rights. On July 27, seven of the workers, and 23...

Students from 12 Other Colleges Issue Letters of Support for Shenzhen Jasic Workers

phb — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 20:53:12 +0000

August 2, 2018

Students from 12 Other Colleges Issue Letters of Support for Shenzhen Jasic Workers

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

Students from 12 colleges across the country have joined the campaign initiated by the students of Peking University to call for the release of Jasic workers detained for demanding to form a labor union. On July 27, seven of the workers, and 23 supporters were taken into custody and have been...

Open Letter from Scholars Inside and Outside China in Support of Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union

phb — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 19:29:42 +0000

August 1, 2018

Open Letter from Scholars Inside and Outside China in Support of Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

30 Shenzhen Workers and Supporters Detained for Demanding to Form Labor Union

phb — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 16:57:52 +0000

July 30, 2018

30 Shenzhen Workers and Supporters Detained for Demanding to Form Labor Union

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

In this account, the writers, who are workers at Jasic Technology Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen, describe the seizure of fellow workers and their relatives. On the afternoon of July 27, when seven workers who are among the workers demanding to form a labor union came to the factory to work as usual, they...

Peking University Student Group Reports Widening Support for Detained Jasic Workers

phb — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 22:20:34 +0000

July 31, 2018

Peking University Student Group Reports Widening Support for Detained Jasic Workers

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

In this update, the students and recent graduates of Peking University who initiated the public statement on July 29 to support the detained Jasic workers in Shenzhen report that their statement has garnered more than 1,600 signatures in just one day—despite the statement having been deleted from...

Letter of Support for Shenzhen Jasic Workers Arrested for Demanding to Form Labor Union

phb — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 19:39:32 +0000

July 29, 2018

Letter of Support for Shenzhen Jasic Workers Arrested for Demanding to Form Labor Union

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

On July 27, 30 of workers and their supporters at Jasic Technology Co., Ltd. in Shenzhen, who were demanding to form a labor union, were detained by the police. On July 29, Yue Xin ( 岳昕 ), a recent graduate of Peking University’s School of Foreign Languages, initiated a signature campaign for a...

Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union Achieved an Initial Victory

phb — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 21:16:16 +0000

July 22, 2018

Shenzhen Workers Demanding to Form Labor Union Achieved an Initial Victory

Citizens' Square

Citizen Participation

In this account, the authors, workers at Jasic Technology Co., Ltd. In Shenzhen state that the company has treated employees badly for a long time, and that, as a result, workers demand to establish a labor union as a way to protect their rights and to protest the maltreatment. But, according to...

Liu Shaoming’s Criminal Verdict

phb — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 21:01:34 +0000

July 2, 2017

Liu Shaoming’s Criminal Verdict

Citizens' Square

Freedom of Expression

On July 2, 2017, Jiangxi rights activist Liu Shaoming, who resides in Guangzhou, was sentenced by the Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court to four years and six months in prison and three years’ deprivation of political rights for “inciting subversion of state power.” Liu Shaoming was accused of...

Liu Shaoming Detained for Two Years Without a Sentence for “Inciting Subversion of State Power” for Advocating for Freedom of Speech and Labor Rights

phb — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 17:36:11 +0000

May 28, 2017

Liu Shaoming Detained for Two Years Without a Sentence for “Inciting Subversion of State Power” for Advocating for Freedom of Speech and Labor Rights

Citizens' Square

Access to Justice

It has been two years since labor rights activist Liu Shaoming was detained, and over a year since his trial. Still, the court has yet to issue a verdict. Though initially in good health, Liu has experienced abdominal pain since October 2016, and the pain has intensified this year, a worrisome sign...

Liu Ping’s Final Statement at Trial

tw — Fri, 06 Dec 2013 23:27:24 +0000

December 5, 2013

Liu Ping’s Final Statement at Trial

HRIC Bulletin

The trial of three asset transparency advocates— Liu Ping ( 刘萍) , Wei Zhongping ( 魏忠平) , and Li Sihua ( 李思华) —concluded today at Yushui District People’s Court in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province. The court did not issue a ruling. All three were tried for “illegal assembly”; Liu and Wei were charged with...

Administrative Detention

Liu Ping

Workers’ Legitimate Rights Must Not Be Infringed Upon

noc — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:10:44 +0000

July 21, 2011

Workers’ Legitimate Rights Must Not Be Infringed Upon

Document

Protests And Petitions

On July 20 and 21, 300 workers from the Guizhou Dazhong Rubber Company held a sit-in to protest their bosses’ embezzlement of government resources and exploitation of workers’ interests, and to ask the authorities to address the problems. On July 20, the authorities sent an official to the protest...

Prisoner Profile: Li Wangyang

noc — Tue, 17 Jul 2001 07:00:00 +0000

July 17, 2001

Prisoner Profile: Li Wangyang

China Rights Forum

Access to Justice

Li Wangyang , a veteran labor rights activist from Hunan Province, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for incitement to subvert state power by the Peoples Intermediate Court of Shaoyang on September 20, 2001. Li was accused of subversion for demanding that the government pay for treatment of...

Li Wangyang

China and the ILO

noc — Sat, 20 Jan 2001 08:00:00 +0000

January 20, 2001

China and the ILO

China Rights Forum

Government Accountability

Formalistic cooperation masks rejection of key labor rights

Rethinking the China campaign

noc — Fri, 19 Jan 2001 08:00:00 +0000

January 19, 2001

Rethinking the China campaign

China Rights Forum

Government Accountability

A critique of the American labor movements stance Last year, one of the principal activities of the main US union federation, the AFL-CIO, was a high-profile campaign against the United States granting Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status to China. Kent Wong and Elaine Bernard argue that...