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Wage Arrears Continue to Plague Chinese Migrant Workers, Experts Believe CCP the Root Cause
News Analysis Every year, Beijing reiterates its commitment to combat wage arrears affecting migrant workers, particularly around Labor Day (May 1). Despite these assurances, experts believe the persisting issue underscores ...
May 14, 2024
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Mary Hong
UK Seasonal Migrant Workers Exposed to Exploitation: Report
Seasonal worker schemes were introduced in Britain following its departure from the European Union, with the government increasing ...
April 2, 2024
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Evgenia Filimianova
Migrant Workers Struggle During Chinese New Year to Collect Unpaid Wages
As the Lunar New Year approaches, there's typically a surge in cases of migrant workers demanding unpaid wages ...
February 14, 2024
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Mary Hong
Push for Visa Changes to Protect Australian Migrant Workers from Exploitation
A national coalition of unions, lawyers, and human rights groups has called on the Australian government to change ...
August 2, 2023
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Alfred Bui
China’s Youth Unemployment Will Worsen in the Coming Years: Experts
China has hit a record-high youth unemployment rate. A Chinese researcher warned in his recent analysis that the unemployment ...
June 14, 2023
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Sophia Lam
Chinese Property Developers Encounter Intensifying Clashes Over Domestic Construction and Wage Arrears
Embattled developer Evergrande’s failure to meet its debt payments has set off a chain reaction in the property ...
January 31, 2022
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Lin Cenxin
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Luo Ya
Chinese Migrant Workers Stuck in Xi’an Struggle to Get Through Total Lockdown
It's been more than two weeks since Xi'an city in China’s Shaanxi Province was put under complete lockdown ...
January 9, 2022
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Alex Wu
Workers in Yangtze Delta Protest Lower Wages Caused by China’s Power Cuts
The impact of state-enforced power cuts in parts of China is becoming evident with one example being worker ...
October 13, 2021
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Alex Wu
Experts and Citizens Skeptical About Chinese Regime’s Poverty Eradication Claim
The Chinese communist regime recently put out high-profile propaganda claiming success in "Comprehensive Poverty Alleviation," resulting in public ...
March 1, 2021
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Alex Wu
Chinese Migrant Workers’ Protests Over Unpaid Wages Escalate During Chinese New Year
Amid the Chinese New Year holiday, migrant workers in mainland China are growing increasingly frustrated due to unpaid ...
February 17, 2021
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Alex Wu
Strict Lockdown Measures Leave 300,000 Chinese Migrant Workers Stranded Outside Beijing
The COVID-19 outbreak in central Hebei Province continues to worsen. In order to prevent the spread of the ...
January 20, 2021
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Luo Ya
Migrant Workers Facing Obstacles as Canada’s New COVID-19 Travel Rules Roll Out
From their homes in far-flung locations like Guatemala, Mexico, and Honduras, migrant workers are telling Dennis Juarez how ...
January 18, 2021
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The Canadian Press
Rural Migrants Suffer Most Amid China’s Unemployment Misery
BEIJING—Migrant workers Zhang Jianpeng and his wife returned to Beijing in late April, after nearly three months in ...
May 25, 2020
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Reuters
For Migrant Workers, Jobless Equals Homeless
There are roughly 2.8 million migrant workers in China, and they traditionally go to Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and ...
April 18, 2020
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Almost 40 Million Rural Residents in China Could be Jobless
News Analysis China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) recently announced that about 40 million rural residents, ...
November 20, 2019
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Olivia Li
Millions of China’s Migrant Workers Returning to Rural Hometowns, Likely Due to Unemployment
China’s Ministry of Agriculture announced on Nov. 8 that there are currently 7.4 million migrant workers who are ...
November 15, 2018
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Sunny Chao
Beijing Upgrades Manufacturing Sector at the Expense of Low-Income Population
SHANGHAI—The city of Beijing will shut about 1,000 manufacturing firms by 2020 as part of a program that’s ...
July 30, 2018
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Reuters
Construction Workers Not Getting Paid a Common Problem in China
Many migrant workers in China can’t afford to travel home for Chinese New Year’s after months of not ...
December 31, 2015
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Juliet Song
Abandoned Children and China’s Socio-Economic Apartheid
Long-standing discriminatory policy denies many migrant workers the opportunity to settle down in the cities with their families.
June 23, 2015
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Jenny Li
China’s Caste System Results in Millions of Abandoned and Orphaned Children
The household registration system in China has left millions of children abandoned and orphaned.
March 31, 2015
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Frank Fang
Tsunami Memories 10 Years Later: What Happened to the Burmese Workers in Thailand
I was in southern Thailand after the 2004 tsunami. I went to Phang Nga to understand the fate ...
December 26, 2014
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Cindy Drukier
Countless Victims of Labor Trafficking ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’
A new report from the Urban Institute and Northeastern University investigates labor trafficking victim abuse and exploitation from ...
November 2, 2014
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Gary Feuerberg
‘Rat Tribe’ Lives in Shadows of China’s Cities
Several new terms describe how immigrants in China’s cities are living in shipping containers, wells, cellars, and air ...
July 24, 2014
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Yan Dan
Chinese Migrant Worker’s Children Face New Education Hurdle
New residency and work requirements for migrant workers make it harder for their children to go to college.
September 14, 2012
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Xu Yiyang
From Desperation to Destitution
Despite the scenic beauty and safety of village life in India, when there is no income, no money ...
July 9, 2012
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Venus Upadhayaya
Improve Transport Safety for Migrant Workers, Says Alberta Union
Alberta’s largest union is calling on the government to tighten transportation safety rules following a recent accident involving ...
February 22, 2012
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Justina Reichel
China’s Railways Ministry Broke, Waiting for Bail-Out
Mismanagement and corruption have plunged China's Railways Ministry and related parties into crisis.
November 3, 2011
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Jane Lin
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