Apo Leong

Issue 84, August 2014

Issue No : 73  October - December 2009

By Henry T. K. Mok and Apo Leong

Issue No. 72 July - September 2009

• Editorial: Tightening the Grip of Repression on Workers when they organize
• India: Labour Victories and Struggles Under a Changing State
• The Rise and Demise of an Independent Trade Union in China - The Ole Wolff Trade Union Case
• Repression against Workers - Republic of Korea
• Philippines: ILO High-Level Mission on Freedom of Association

Issue No. 72 July - September 2009

By Zhang Wei and Apo Leong

In an open letter dated 14 October 2009, the Ole Wolff (Yantai) Trade Union (OWYTU) proclaimed the sad news that the union would be officially dissolved.

Union advisor Zhang Jun said the forthcoming union’s dissolution is mainly due to the fact that the Ole Wolff (Yantai) Electronics Company was de-registered in 2009 with the local government, and thus the Union Committee had to follow suit. Also, most of the union members have left the plant.

Issue No. 63 April - June 2007

By Apo Leong and Diana Beaumont

The following are the findings of surveys carried out in mid-2006 amongst workers from directly-owned Nokia and Flextronics factories in Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces. According to the survey results, these are not nightmare sweatshops, but they were found to be violating Chinese laws regarding social insurance, overtime hours and – most importantly – lacked democratic trade unions that can represent workers.