China

Migrant workers in China Revolt

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28/06/2011

YOUNG WORKERS in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong rioted for three days in mid-June after security guards roughed up a married pair of street peddlers while removing them from a space in fro

Chinese working class kicks back

Chinese workers on the move
12/06/2010

The Chinese working class is on the move. Richard Seymour of Lenins Tomb blog writes.

Police reportedly detain striking workers at Henan cotton mill

07/06/2010

More than 20 female workers were detained after police attempted to break up a two-week-long strike at a former state-owned cotton mill in Pingdingshan, Henan.

Ipod Manufacturer forces workers to sign 'no suicide' pledge

29/05/2010

Foxconn, the giant Chinese manufacturer,which makes Ipods is forcing its staff to “sign a pledge that they would seek medical help if they were ever overcome by suicidal thoughts”.

This is how Bill Gates gets his wealth

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19/04/2010

Chinese workers are super-exploited manufacturing components for, among others, Bill Gates' giant Microsoft company, it has been revealed

Protest in support of the Uighurs in China

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17/07/2009

Protest in support of the Uighurs in China

About 40 people were gathered outside the Chinese embassy yesterday to protest against the brutal violence and oppression against the Uighur p

The changing shape of struggle in China

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10/07/2009

David Whitehouse analyzes the upheaval shaking Western China.
Pic: Uighur women protesters challenge Chinese riot police during demonstrations in western Xinjiang province

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