China Labor Watch

Non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of workers' rights.
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致力于加强中国劳动者权益的非营利组织。[email protected]

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

Yesterday, on the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, China Labor Watch's Executive Director and Founder @liqiangnyc published an article on his experiences and perspectives.

He wrote that the protests included many workers and that the crackdown has reinforced a political order that made independent worker organizing nearly impossible.

You can read the full article here: https://t.co/iRsc9b5gMS

#humanrights #workersrights #laborrights #nonprofit #chinalaborwatch

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

An article by BBC Brazil looks at the rescue operation of 163 Chinese workers who were constructing the BYD Camaçari facility in Brazil in 2024. The article cites the complaint China Labor Watch filed regarding similar abuses at BYD's facility in the city of Szeged, Hungary. Read more below:
https://t.co/HpzxeajsRY

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

An article released by the Guardian today highlights the findings of CLW's recent report into the BYD Szeged facility: seven-day work weeks and 'debt bondage'. These are serious violations of EU and Hungarian labor laws.
https://t.co/RSKOb4JZst

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

Chinese EV giant BYD is under scrutiny in the EU after three members of the European Parliament called for an investigation into alleged labor abuses at its Hungary factory. This is following China Labor Watch's report into the working conditions at the construction site of the BYD facility in Szeged.
https://t.co/RfuCepnrNb

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

Read our investigative report on Labubu here: https://t.co/5qpQbrkuHf

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

A New York Times article released today reveals that clothing of certain Labubu toys contains cotton from the Xinjiang region. The article also highlights findings of China Labor Watch's January report on the working conditions at a Labubu factory.

https://t.co/sW9LDhuVlW

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

📢China Labor Watch is hiring!

We're hiring a full-time Program/Operations Manager to be based in our New Jersey office (potential relocation to New York City).

Click below to find out more about the position
https://t.co/fT4hN7jsvQ

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

🚨Read our latest report out now: "Building BYD Szeged: Labor Risks for Chinese Migrant Workers in Hungary’s EV Supply Chain"

A new investigation by China Labor Watch (CLW) has identified serious labor rights concerns affecting Chinese migrant workers at the construction site of BYD’s electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Szeged, Hungary.

Click here to read: https://t.co/lANLWoHkx3

#Hungary #Forcedlabor #BYD #BYDHungary

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

"Earlier this year, China Labor Watch submitted complaints with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Germany's Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control, also known as BAFA, saying it had uncovered evidence of worker exploitation at a Chinese factory that exclusively manufactures the doll for Pop Mart."

https://t.co/nwhrTGQSCl

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

Last year, China Labor Watch conducted an investigation into working conditions at the construction site of the BYD Szeged facility in Hungary. We found serious rights violations amounting to forced labor and subsequently filed a complaint with the Csongrád-Csanád County Government Office.

We spoke to Hungarian media, Magyar Hang, about our findings.
https://t.co/lCkPLT3I14
#BYD #Chinalabor #Laborrights #BYDHungary #BYDSzeged

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

✏️Read the latest Op-Ed from our Executive Director, Li Qiang in the Diplomat "Human Rights Due Diligence May Repeat the Limitations of CSR".

Emerging frameworks still rely heavily on corporate disclosure and monitoring systems – like CSR initiatives, which often fail to make fundamental improvements in workers’ lives.

https://t.co/uHsVcCg8SC

[Damon M. Wilson @DamonMacWilson]

This @washingtonpost investigation is a must-read piece.

It exposes how BYD’s contractors allegedly used #forcedlabor of Chinese workers to build a factory and expand their operations in #Brazil.

Non-stop work without safety equipment, 20-30 people sharing one room, confiscation of passports... These conditions akin to modern day slavery are not only bad for Chinese workers, but forced labor by Chinese companies also harms Brazilian workers, American workers, and gives Chinese companies an unfair advantage against their American rivals.

At @NEDemocracy, we’re proud that one of our long-term partners, @chinalaborwatch has been at the forefront of exposing forced labor practices by Chinese companies around the world.

https://t.co/XBcZtWjgtu

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

A new report from the Washington Post finds Chinese workers were recruited to build the BYD Brazil facility and subject to 'slavery-like' conditions. Workers had their passports confiscated, toiled in unsafe working conditions and had their wages withheld. Prosecutors filed a lawsuit against BYD and two contractors. A settlement was reached in December.

CLW's upcoming report on Chinese migrant workers constructing BYD's Hungary factory also points to serious labor risks.

#BYD #Chineseworkers #Laborrights #workerrights #China #BYDBrazil

https://t.co/bfP1mHcgAx

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

On March 3, a large-scale landslide occurred at a tantalum mining area in North Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing more than 200 people, including 70 minors.

In January this year, a similar large-scale landslide occurred at the Rubaya tantalum mining area, resulting in more than 300 deaths and over 100 people missing.

Tantalum���niobium ore is the main mineral raw material used to produce the strategic rare metals tantalum (Ta) and niobium (Nb). It is mainly distributed in Brazil, Australia, and Africa, and is widely used in aerospace, electronics, superconductors, and high-strength steel alloys.

Source: Social Media

#DRC #Congo #LaborRights #WorkerRights

[China Labor Watch @chinalaborwatch]

Forced and coerced labor doesn’t only happen in factories. In China’s prison system, “reform through labor” can become a system of coercion—where work is tied to points, punishment, and even early release.

📷 Check out our new report: https://t.co/4XqrDgW7SD

#ForcedLabor #SupplyChains #HumanRights #LaborRights #DueDiligence

[昨天 @YesterdayBigcat]

2月23日，山东菏泽韩资裕罗电器二厂的工人由于调休安排不合理，春节假期后开工第一天就集体罢工了。据工人透露，当天下午，在“厂方和工人各退一步”后，罢工结束。

[工业区打工仔 @dagongxinwen]

古有花木兰为父从军，今有男儿为父亲讨薪。
欠薪欠了14年，算上通货膨胀，这钱已经不值当年的钱了。
这样的行为应当支持，欠债还钱天经地义，劳动人民应该要有斗争到底的决心，维护好自己的正当权益，拿回属于自己的血汗钱。
#恶意欠薪 #欠债 #讨薪 #农名工 #血汗钱 #中国工人

[海外家园 @BRIChina2023]

网友吐槽俄罗斯巴依姆工地上10人间住宿条件。10人上下铺在一个房间住，这条件相比某些海外地区的中国工地其实算好了。工地大通��，一个房间二三十人的情况并不少见。
在海外务工的同胞们，更要注重自己的劳动权益，最好选择去有劳动法保护的国家，可以更好的维护好自己的工作环境等基本劳工权益。
#海外务工 #中国工地 #劳工权益