China

Arrested Guangdong labour activists Zeng Feiyang, Meng Han, Zhu Xiaomei and Tang Huanxing, were charged with “disturbing social order” by the People’s Procuratorate of Panyu District, Guangzhou Municipality in June 2016 and will be tried in the near future.

This May Day, concerned labour groups in Hong Kong are launching a global campaign supporting the arrested labour activists in China.

The Asian Roundtable on Social Protection (AROSP) Network's periodic newsletter on social protection issues in Asia.

Support the campaign by Hong Kong Conferedation of Trade Unions (HKCTU), Globalization Monitor (GM) and LabourStart to free the labour activists and stop the crackdown on independent labour NGOs.

Sign the petition here.

This education module on capital mobility explains the capitalist crisis, and assesses the impact of capital mobility on workers and trade unions. The module also provides stories of workers in the global supply chains and their struggles.

This meeting report discussed the prospect of labour organising in Asia.