Workers' struggles in China (January 2010)

Listed by date, most recent first.

15th:
Workers striking over unpaid wages in Suzhou, Jiangsu province smashed vehicles and blocked roads.
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/workers-riot-in-suzhou/
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/16/content_12818239.htm

14th:
Protest over a death during a forced land eviction in Pizhou, Jiangsu province.
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_china/2010-01-14/579418798645.html
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hRJuaepCQ6utgV1PUlMyuqBjVihg
Farmers blocked a highway in a separate land seizure protest in Henan Province.
http://www.tibetanreview.net/news.php?cat=2&&id=5363
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/15/content_12811595.htm
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_8_0_t&usg=AFQjCNF2kU3mwuuEfZTcOtjaiDK0zfDB4w&cid=17593693760582&ei=rYlRS6jdIsGBkQW0xcv9Ag&rt=SEARCH&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.xinhuanet.com%2Fenglish%2F2010-01%2F15%2Fcontent_12811595.htm
Meanwhile police fired on residents resisting forced seizures of their homes in Longyatun town, Guangxi province.
http://www.australiannews.net/story/588751
http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?id=25527&t=China%3A+++Guangxi%3A+police+fires+into+a+crowd+of+protesters+defending+their+homes
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5id8oGUKlbz6dfsIOv8AxOY101hxg

11th:
Petitioners sent to "black jails".
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/chinas-black-jails-shove-complaints-into-the-dark/
Think tank warns of growing gap between rich and poor.
http://chinaworker.info/en/content/news/942/
Infoshop.org article on China.
http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=2010china-struggles

7th:
Villagers in Guangdong province clash with police over a land dispute.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/28064/
Also in Guangdong, migrant workers in Foshan clashed with police during a protest against changes in the pension fund.
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2010-01/496804.html
Chinese internet support for protests in Iran.
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/chinese-cyber-activists-lend-support-to-democracy-activists-in-iran/
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/chinese-activists-to-opposition-go-iranian-friends-go/

6th:
Article on the situation of migrant workers.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/27544/

5th:
Leading dissident jailed.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jan2010/chin-j05.shtml

4th:
Authorities have blamed one of last year's riots on gang activity.
http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-45138020100104

And as I didn't make any posts for December, here are a few reports from that month.

Reports from China Labour Bulletin:
Labour disputes continue to escalate in Beijing
Trade union recommended sacking sexual harassment victim

Reports from China Worker:
China: Strike by 3,000 women workers(November) - another strike at a Triumph factory, this one in China