China

Workers' struggles in China (May 2010)

Summaries and links to news reports of workers' struggles around China during May. I now have a Twitter feed where I will be posting the stories I find, so if you don't want to wait until the end of the month to read them or would like to write up some of these for libcom news when they happen rather, please follow it: http://twitter.com/spartacusnews

Open Letter to the Public and All the Workers in Honda Auto Parts Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

An open letter by the Nanhai Factory Honda Workers who have returned to work…

Open Letter from Local Chinese Trade Union to Honda Motors Factory Workers

Translation of an open letter from the official trade union of Honda workers apologising and…

Let's not forget the imprisoned workers in China

Over the last two decades of economic reform, millions of workers have been laid off without due compensation, while millions of others continue…

Honda workers in Guangzhou, southern China.

Strike shuts Chinese Honda plants

Honda Motor Company, Japan's second-biggest carmaker, halted production at its four Chinese auto plants after workers at a parts factory went on…

Maoist Red Guard.

“New trends of thought” in the Cultural Revolution

Detailed study into the rise and development of the Chinese 'ultra-left' during the Cultural Revolution which found itself often in highly…

Workers' struggles in China (April 2010 Part 2)

Summaries and links to news reports of workers' struggles around China from the 16th of April. Ed has written some of these up, so I've included links to his articles in case you missed them and links to any further reports that followed up on those incidents.

Protesters at the Pubugou Dam in 2004.

Violence erupts at Chinese dam eviction

Violence erupts at Pubugou dam in China’s Sichuan province as authorities try to move people; homeowners threatened to blow themselves up if…

Villagers burn construction site, clash with police in land protest

Seven people were injured when more than 10 villagers set fire to a construction site in Emei Mountain scenic zone in southwest China's Sichuan Province to protest at the forced demolition of their homes.

People's Bank of China.

Laid-off bank workers protest in Beijing

Hundreds of laid-off former bank employees have attended a rally in Beijing demanding better benefits. Many had outwitted police to be able to…

Three internet activists jailed in China; hundreds protest courthouse

A Chinese court jailed three people on Friday (16th) who posted material on the Internet to help a woman pressure authorities which she accused of covering up her daughter's death, in a trial that attracted scores of supporters.

Workers' struggles in China (April 2010 Part 1)

Summaries and links to news reports of workers' struggles around China up to the 15th of April.