Background
The structure of labor relationship has been largely changed with the globalization. The gap between workers and employers becomes even evident. Subsequently, it brings a big challenge on labor rights prevention. Facing with the same problem, different Chinese social force holds different, even contradict, opinions. This arouses social attention broadly. The media, civil organizations, and law firms give their attentions to labor rights prevention. Their work contribute to improvement of labor living condition in the certain scope, call more and more people and social organizations to focus on Chinese labor rights protection and implementation of Chinese labor law. However, the Chinese labor situation is not optimistic in the context of globalization. The implementation of Chinese Labor Law is non-effective. It needs more social forces from different ways, different direction to protect labor rights.
Summary
From March 12 to 13, 2004, ICO held Civil Forum of Labor Rights in Chegongmiao, Shenzhen. Almost 60 participants, from media, government department, lawyers, NGOs, MNCs, international development organizations of American, Australia and China, attended the forum, including Ms. Sarah Cook from Ford Foundation, Mr. Liang Baolin, and representatives from Hong Kong Oxfam, Xinhua News Agency, Worker's Daily, Yangzi Evening Paper, New Star Paper, Chinese Woman Paper, Chinese Labor Security Paper, Migrant Women Workers, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Shanxi Agricultural University, Northwestern University Polytechnical University, Guangdong University of Commerce, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Shenzhen University, East China University of Politics and Law, Guangdong Women Cadre School, Beijing Jindu law firm, Liangzhi law firm, Hubei Shouyi law firm, Guangdong Zhenghan law firm, Global Workers and Community Cooperation Plan, Chongqing Zhongxian Disabled Aid Center, Guangdong Panyu Migrant Worker Culture Center, Qingdao Xiaochen Hotline, Daxian Labor Rights Service Centre, the Chinese Working Women Network, Nike, Adidas and Reebok. |
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