The observer says that the number of actual protests is much higher because most information is blocked by a wide range of censorship of the Chinese administration.
The Chinese Labor Bulletin (CLB), a human rights organization based in Hong Kong, published a 2024 report on strikes of Chinese workers, and the total number of labor protests in China as a whole remains high throughout the year. It is reported.
All three states, which saw the most strikes in 2024, were in China’s coastal industrial area, 346 Canton, 106 Shandongs, and 101 ZHIJIANG. However, the report also stated that many labor protests occurred in inland states, such as Henan (80 cases), Kawakita (69 cases), and Shinekushi (59 cases).
The construction industry has been most protested, consisting of the past few years, with 733 strikes accounted for 48.6 % of the total. The manufacturing industry has 452 worker strikes, accounting for 30 %. Later, service sector, transportation and logistics industry continued.
Han Dongfang, a host of Radio -free Asia (RFA), led by the CLB report, stated that the recorded 1,509 strikes could not reflect the actual situation in China completely. This is because he said, “The statistical method used to get a clue to strike was to collect information from social media posts,” he said before posting to the CLB strike map. I added that the case needs to be verified by the CLB staff.
Han stated that there were some strikes in China, not included in the report, as “not everyone who organized the collective action is posted online.” In addition, CLB has a limited staff, so it is difficult to implement comprehensive statistics, and it is difficult to get official data from the Chinese ruling Communist Party (CCP).
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CCP’s strict censorship makes it impossible for CLB to collect all data because a lot of information about social media is quickly deleted or blocked. Epock Times on January 31st. There is a big gap between the recorded data and the actual strikes in China.
Woo said, “The economy in China is a recession, and many companies are firing employees, so they think there are more strikes and social protests.” 。
Wu Te, an independent commentator on the rights of Chinese workers, “most of the strikes recorded by the CLB” simply seeking wages or financial compensation for the relocation of the factory and the layoffs, and some are treated as labor. “
He told the Epoch Times on January 31 that many people expect many people, such as Polish solidarity unions, who have defeated the Polish Communist Party, will appear in China. “But it requires advanced political consensus and powerful organizational ability among workers. Currently, the movement of Chinese workers still has a long way before achieving this,” he said. I did it.
Police confirm the identification of passers -by while searching for a petitioner near the Chinese Bank Regulatory Commission on August 6, 2018. GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images
“One day, like the 2022 White Paper Revolution, everyone may confront the CCP dictatorship. So the possibility that strikes and protests will eventually turn into a revolution to overturn the CCP is complete. I think it’s possible, “he said.
“The CCP administration is certainly too bad, has committed countless crimes against people, and is still hurt Chinese.”
He stated that the CCP administration was not only a Chinese enemy, but also a democratic, civilized and free world.
He warned that as long as CCP has gained sufficient power, economic, military, and technical abilities, it will certainly spread its nails to other countries and hurt people around the world. 。
Luo YA has contributed to this report.
