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[–] fta@lemmy.zip -4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I was joking lol, sorry.

A centralized union controlled by the government is not what I think most people would consider a “union”

They do not have the legal right to strike. http://www.bhrdw.gov.cn/Content-1771.html

I don’t understand how a union can advocate for its workers without that.

I have not read through your sources yet but thanks for including them, will go through them. Rising wages is more than I can say for the West, but I’d be careful to equate that with labor rights.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Workers in the PRC absolutely have the right to strike, there are hundreds of cases a year.