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7 June, 2011

A 12-year struggle to obtain work-related injury compensation

An electrician from Heilongjiang spent more than a decade battling with his boss, local government officials and the courts trying to get compensation for a work-related injury that left him with severe burns and a Grade 5 disability. Photograph of Harbin by yewenyi available at flickr.com under a creative commons license.

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Analysis, Commentary & Features

The Guardian: China’s main union is yet to earn its job

A compelling portrait of migrant worker life in the Pearl River Delta shows that while conditions have improved for some factory workers, for others, that change has come too late. Photograph by Renon-san.

Workers’ Voices

China’s community teachers: A historical debt still unpaid

An elderly community teacher talks to Han Dongfang about his attempts to get a just and decent pension for himself and his colleagues after the authorities basically abandoned them after decades of service. Photo Han Dongfang at Radio Free Asia

Research Reports

Throwaway Labour: The exploitation of Chinese "trainees" in Japan

China is by far the most important supplier of "trainees" to Japan's exploitative, low-paid labour intensive industries. Photo of Mt Fuji by mick62@flicker.com under a creative commons license.

Labour Rights Litigation

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