January 10, 2008 China’s new labor code went into effect on January 1. It could have important consequences for workers in China and in the rest of the world. The Financial Times on January 2 reports that, Employers in China fear that a new labour contract law that took effect on Tuesday will intensify… Read More »
A CALL TO ACTION
November 20, 2007 China’s new Labor Contract Law will become effective on January 1, 2008. At that time companies will be required to provide a written contract to each employee and to provide a handbook of company policies and procedures developed in consultation with worker representatives. The new law gives new rights to employees… Read More »
CHINA’S NEW DRAFT ARBITRATION LAW
October 22, 2007 With China increasingly setting wages and working conditions for workers the world over, the ripple effects from changes in Chinese labor law are likely to be felt in each of our home countries. So head’s up: new Chinese labor legislation is in the works. The latest draft law concerns labor dispute… Read More »
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS 2.0
September 27, 2007 On September 27, 2007, the world experienced its first virtual strike. In response to a wage dispute, IBM workers in Italy organized a picket outside their company’s “corporate campus” based in the 3-D virtual world of Second Life. According to a report in the Guardian, workers “marched and waved banners, gate-crashed… Read More »
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