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Home Latest News 中國勞工通訊解散聲明 Statement on the Dissolution of China Labour Bulletin 中國勞工通訊解散聲明 2025年6月12日 中國勞工通訊於2025年6月12日公佈，因資金短缺及負債問題，公司已無法維持運作，決定解散並啟動相關程序。因此由即日起，中國勞工通訊的網站將停止更新內容，而其他社交媒體專頁亦已經移除。感謝大家的支持與理解。 Statement on the Dissolution of China Labour Bulletin 12th June 2025 On 12th June, 2025, China Labour Bulletin announced that due to financial difficulties and debt issues, the company can no longer maintain operations and has decided to dissolve and initiate the relevant procedures.

主页 最新消息 中國勞工通訊解散聲明 Statement on the Dissolution of China Labour Bulletin 中國勞工通訊解散聲明 2025年6月12日 中國勞工通訊於2025年6月12日公佈，因資金短缺及負債問題，公司已無法維持運作，決定解散並啟動相關程序。因此由即日起，中國勞工通訊的網站將停止更新內容，而其他社交媒體專頁亦已經移除。感謝大家的支持與理解。 Statement on the Dissolution of China Labour Bulletin 12th June 2025 On 12th June, 2025, China Labour Bulletin announced that due to financial difficulties and debt issues, the company can no longer maintain operations and has decided to dissolve and initiate the relevant procedures.

Source: Shutterstock Letter from the Editors 1 May 2025 marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU). In his commemorative speech, Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping once again stressed that trade unions must uphold their core mission of serving workers, safeguarding their legal rights, promoting their all-round development, and strengthening rights protection mechanisms.

On 20 May 2025, a catastrophic fire broke out at the Sichuan Jinyu Textile Company factory in Pingshan County, Sichuan. Allegedly started by a 27-year-old worker named Wen, the blaze destroyed two workshops and burned for over 30 hours. During the incident, Wen also stabbed and injured the factory’s finance manager, Mr Lei.

Screenshots from videos shared by workers China’s garment and textile industry, long dubbed the world's factory, has been severely disrupted by the fresh wave of US tariffs imposed in April 2025. Orders from Guangdong to Zhejiang have stalled and factory floors have fallen silent, laying bare how the renewed trade tensions are directly harming millions of vulnerable workers.

Letter from the Editors April witnessed a dramatic escalation in the US-China trade war, as the United States imposed tariffs of up to 145 percent on Chinese imports, prompting swift retaliation from China with tariffs of 125 percent on American goods. This intensifying tit-for-tat has severely disrupted bilateral trade,precipitating a sharp decline in export orders and placing unprecedented pressure on China's economy.

In a dramatic show of collective action, thousands of workers at BYD’s factories in Wuxi and Chengdu walked off the job in late March and early April 2025, protesting steep pay cuts and deteriorating working conditions. The unrest erupted in the wake of BYD’s 2023 acquisition of Jabil Inc.’s Green Point factories, marking the electric vehicle giant’s strategic entry into the mobile electronics manufacturing sector.

Letter from the Editors In March, a significant shift in China's corporate culture began as the public opposition to excessive overtime practices gained momentum. The term "anti-involution" (反内卷) has become a rallying cry against the notorious "996" work schedule—working from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week.

Source: Shutterstock CLB has lodged a formal complaint with Germany’s Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA), calling on the regulator to ensure that Volkswagen AG fulfil its obligations under the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG). The case centres on allegations of labour rights violations by one of Volkswagen’s Chinese suppliers, Qiao Feng Technology Industrial (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

27 February 2025 Letter from the Editors Amid China's economic slowdown and rising unemployment, coupled with the transition from traditional industries to new digital models, flexible employment through platforms like food delivery has surged. According to the Ninth National Survey on the Workforce (March 2023), over 13 million food delivery workers are part of China’s 84 million workers in new employment forms. For years, most delivery riders have lacked adequate social security.