Group accuses Chinese suppliers to Wal-Mart of
underpaying,mistreating workers.
posted 12/01/07
BEIJING: Several Chinese suppliers of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fail to pay legally required wages or provide health insurance and allow poor working conditions, a Hong Kong-based labor group says. A Wal-Mart spokesman said Friday it was looking into the claims in a report issued this week by China Labor Watch. Managers at two companies cited in the report denied the accusations. China Labor Watch said a survey of 15 Wal-Mart suppliers found that some pay as little as half the minimum daily wage, require mandatory overtime or provide no health insurance. It said one company provides a single bathroom for 2,000 employees. read more
Gov't to curb excessive SOE pay
posted 12/01/07
Rumors
of excessive pay for staff in state-owned enterprises (SOEs),
especially those in monopoly sectors, has prompted the Chinese
government to take steps to claw back salaries.
The
Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Ministry of Finance have
jointly issued an order to strengthen controls on the total
remuneration paid to SOE employees.
Local governments are instructed to ensure SOE pay mechanisms are linked to economic performance. read more
Chinese, foreign trade union leaders discuss co-op
posted 12/01/07
BEIJING, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 40 Chinese and foreign trade union leaders attended a forum here Monday, vowing to strengthen cooperation in the face of economic globalization.
At the 2006 International Forum on Economic Globalization and Trade Unions, which opened on Monday morning, the leaders discussed how to coordinate labor relations, how to effectively safeguard the rights and interests of migrant workers, and how to promote the international trade union movement. read more
