Chinese campaigners have called on Beijing to free five prominent labour activists after police launched an “unprecedented” crackdown designed to neuter their movement at a time of growing worker unrest. At least 18 Guangdong-based campaigners have been detained or interrogated since since December 3 when police began their roundup in China’s factory heartlands.
Chinese campaigners have called on Beijing to free five prominent labour activists after police launched an “unprecedented” crackdown designed to neuter their movement at a time of growing worker unrest. At least 18 Guangdong-based campaigners have been detained or interrogated since December 3 when police began their roundup in China’s factory heartlands.
Read the full article from The Guardian published December 10 here.
Multiple organizations and individuals concerned about labour rights are now mobilizing an international campaign against this crackdown.
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