“Unity is strength: The Workers’ Movement in China 2009-2011.” The report opens with the story of what happened on May 31, 2010 at the Nanhai Honda automotive components factory when about 200 union “officials” confronted young strikers who mobilized to get a wage increase, forcing them back to work. In spite of pressure from the union, the strikers held up and secured, thanks to the representatives elected for the occasion, a 35 percent pay rise (see our dispatch No. 110623). According to the CLB, this conflict, greatly relayed, served as a new stallion for the social disputes that grew afterwards. However, the report notes that a number of young strikers subsequently left the company or kept a low profile, meaning that the valuable experience gained from organizing workers and negotiating with management were largely lost. However, the CLB is using this to show that the new generation of migrant workers is causing a number of changes in the country.
our dispatch No. 110623). According to the CLB, this conflict, greatly relayed, served as a new stallion for the social disputes that grew afterwards. However, the report notes that a number of young strikers subsequently left the company or kept a low profile, meaning that the valuable experience gained from organizing workers and negotiating with management were largely lost. However, the CLB is using this to show that the new generation of migrant workers is causing a number of changes i
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