Worker and Trade Union Rights in China

Globalisation

This section looks at the areas where globalisation impacts on Chinese labour including WTO membership issues, privatisation and multinational corporations.

Title	Date
Chinese investment sought by Florida Port – the selling point? ….. A lack of union power	December 2007
The Deaths of 21 Chinese cockle pickers in the UK: A “made-in-China and consummated-in-Britain tragedy” - update on families	August 2007
Multi- Stakeholder Initiatives in China - Spotlight on ethical trading initiative	September 2006
WTO: Talks end amid mass arrests of protestors by police	December 2005
Privatisation, WTO membership and State Assets - at what price and for whom?	December 2005
The Post MFA era and the rise of China	November 2005
A brief overview of labour export from China: A growth industry under WTO rules?	January 2005
The Moral Economy of Capital: Transnational Corporate Codes of Conduct and Labour Rights in China	January 2004
China is top of the list for anti-dumping lawsuits	October 2003
HKCTU research paper on Reading the Sign: The WTO and Chinese Workers: Year One (PDF)	January 2003
The WTO and Agriculture: How will 900 million peasants withstand China's WTO accession? (PDF)	February 2002
WTO Protest: Global Days of Action	February 2002
The WTO and Employment: Making Sense of Job Gains and Losses	February 2002
The WTO and "Social Stability"	February 2002