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Worker Rights

September 29, 2004
January 9, 2013

According to an article appearing on the China Court website, an underage worker injured on-the-job successfully sued the local labor bureau for its failure to investigate his employer, a brickyard, for violations of child labor laws. The article illustrates the continuing problem of child labor in China, but also an emerging ability of Chinese plaintiffs to rely on lawsuits against local government to protect their rights.


October 2, 2003

Congressional-Executive Commission on China | www.cecc.gov

CECC Releases 2003 Annual Report on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in China

October 2, 2003


Event Date:
Monday, July 7, 2003 – 12:30 PM to 4:00 PM
July 7, 2003
Roundtable
March 12, 2024

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Event Date:
Monday, December 9, 2002 – 02:30 PM to 4:00 PM
December 9, 2002
Roundtable
March 12, 2024

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Event Date:
Thursday, November 7, 2002 – 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
November 7, 2002
Roundtable
March 12, 2024

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Event Date:
Monday, August 5, 2002 – 02:30 PM to 3:30 PM
August 5, 2002
Roundtable
March 12, 2024

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June 29, 2002
PRC Legal Provision
March 18, 2024

Event Date:
Monday, March 18, 2002 – 02:30 PM to 4:00 PM
March 18, 2002
Roundtable
March 12, 2024

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Event Date:
Thursday, February 7, 2002 – 02:45 PM to 2:45 PM
February 7, 2002
Hearing
March 11, 2024

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