Date: 6th and 7th January 2011
Venue: City University of Hong Kong, Academic Building, LT-7
(http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/cdfo/download/CampusDirectory.pdf see the left hand side of page one)
1. Background
In 2008, the Labour Contract Law has been implemented by the Chinese government to strengthen workers’ rights and regulate the increasingly unstable labour relations in the country. However, this initiative did not help forestall a new slew of strikes while China is on its path of economic recovery from the global recession. Consequently, the Chinese government has recently been compelled to come up with new attempt to pacify the disgruntled workers by trying to strengthen the workplace collective bargaining mechanism.
The aforementioned workshop aims to review the effectiveness of these laws and regulations in protecting workers’ rights, identify the possible obstacles to their effective implementations, and discuss what practical measures should be taken to further safeguard workers’ rights.
2. The drafted program of the workshop
6th January, 2011 (Thursday)
Time | Activities |
9:00-9:10 | Registration |
9:10-9:30 | Opening address l Prof. Alex Kwan (Head, Department of Applied Social Studies, City U ) l Dr. Khalid Nadvi ( Manchester University, UK) l Mr. Apo Leung (Asian Monitor Resource Centre) Facilitator: Dr. Chris Chan (City University of Hong Kong) |
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| Briefing on the conference |
9:30-10:45 | Three years after the labour contract law: implementations and problems (I) l Prof. Feng Tong Qing (Beijing Normal University and China Industrial Relations Institute) l Prof. Ye Jing Yi (Peking University) l Prof. Huang Xiu Mei (Nanjing University) l Prof. Liu Cheng (Shanghai Normal University) Facilitator: Dr. Ho Wing Chung (Department of Applied Social Studies, City U) Discussant: Dr. Liqi (Capital University of Economics and Business, Labor Economics College ) |
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| Discussion |
10:45-11:00 | Tea break |
11:00-12:30 | Three years after the labour contract law: implementations and problems (II) l Prof. Yue Jing Lun (Sun-Yat-Sen University) l Mr. Zeng Fei Yang (The Panyu Migrant Workers’ Documentation Centre) l Mr. Jing Chang (Pearl River Workers’ Service Centre) l Ms. Law Chun Li (Dagongzhe Occupational Health and Safety Service Centre ) Facilitator: Dr. Ho Wing Chung (Department of Applied Social Studies, City U) Discussant: Prof. Chen Feng (Department of Government and International Studies, Baptist U) |
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| Discussion |
12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-15:45 | Challenges and possibilities of collective bargaining and trade union reform in China (I) l Report from the conference organizing committee l Mr. Guan Bin Feng (former ACFTU Official) l Prof. Lili Zhai (Shenzhen University) l Mr. Wu Ang (Hand-in-hand Consultation Service Center) Facilitator: Ms Monina Wong (ITUC/GUF Hong Kong Liaison Office, IHLO) Discussant: Mr. Duan Yi (Lawyer) |
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| Discussion |
15:45-16:00 | Tea break |
16:00-17:30 | Challenges and possibilities of collective bargaining and trade union reform in China (II) l Prof. Changkai (People’s University) l Prof. Zhao Wei (Beijing Normal University) l Mr. Qi Li (Chan Labour Research Net) l Prof. Xue Hong (East China Normal University, to be confirmed Facilitator: Ms Monina Wong (ITUC/GUF Hong Kong Liaison Office, IHLO) Discussant: Prof. Xu Xiao Hong (Hanzhou Zhejiang Trade Union Cadre College) |
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| Discussion |
18:00-20:00 | Dinner |
7th January 2011 (Friday)
Time | Activities |
9:30-11:00 | Labour rights, collective bargaining and union organizing in other countries/regions(I): East Asia l Prof. Tomoaki Ishii (Meiji University, Japan) l Dr. Bae Kiu Sik (Korea Labour Institute) l Dr. Chiu Yu Bin (Taiwan Trade Union Researcher) l Ms Elizabeth Tang (Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions) Facilitator: Mr. Apo Leung (Asian Monitor Resource Centre) |
| Discussion |
11:00-11:15 | Tea break |
11:15-12:45 | Labour rights, collective bargaining and union organizing in other countries/regions(II): India and Brazil l Prof. Kashab Das ( Gujarat Institute of Development Research, India) l Prof. Moacir de Miranda Oliveira Junior (University of Sao Paulo), Prof. Gilmar Masiero (University of Sao Paulo) and Prof. Mario Henrique Ogasavara (University of Fortaleza) l Mr. Surendra Pratap (Asian Monitor Resource Centre) l Dr. Khalid Nadvi ( Manchester University, UK, to be confirmed) Facilitator: Mr. Apo Leung (Asian Monitor Resource Centre) |
| Discussion |
12:45-14:30 | Lunch |
14:30-16:30 | The strategies to improve workers’ rights in a changing socio-political context: the role of different stakeholders l Mr. Parry Leung (SACOM and City U) l Miss Liu Xiao Hong (Yi zhuan yi wa, Beijing NGO) l Mr. Cheng Ming Yue (Chan’s hotline) l Prof. Chang Kai (People’s University) l Ms. Law Chun Li (Dagongzhe Occupational Health and Safety Service Centre ) l Mr. Duan Yi (Lawyer) l Ms. Sally Choi (Asian Monitor Resource Center) l Facilitator: Dr. Chris Chan (City U) |
| Discussion |
16:30-17:00 | Conclusion Facilitator: Dr. Chris Chan (City U) |
3. Themes of presentation
The following are the four major themes of the workshop:
1. Three years after the labour contract law: implementations and problems
2. Challenges and possibilities of collective bargaining and trade union reform in China
3. Experiences of collective bargaining and union organizing in other countries/regions
4. The strategies to safeguard workers’ rights in a changing socio-political context: the role of different stakeholders
The focus of presentations will be on the role of the Chinese government, trade unions, scholars, NGOs and etc. in advocating for and implementing new labour regulations (e.g. what have been done to promote workers’ rights? what improvements are needed?), as well as their strategies in furthering labour rights in the changing socio-political context in China.
Should you have any enquiries, please contact Dr. Chris Chan（kccchan@cityu.edu.hk or 852-34425219）or Ms. Elaine Hui（elaine229hui@yahoo.com.hk）. In AMRC, please contact Sally Wing-sze Choi (sally@amrc.org.hk)
Organizing committee
Dr. Chris Chan, Ms. Elaine Hui (The City University of Hong Kong)
Mr. Leung Po Lam, Ms Sally Choi (Asia Monitor Resource Centre)
Ms. Choi Yuk Yuk (Worker Empowerment)
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