Chinese workers allege forced labor, abuses in Xi’s ‘Belt and Road’ program

[Peter1469]

The Chinese are mistreating workers on its Belt and Road projects? I'm shocked!


Chinese workers allege forced labor, abuses in Xi’s ‘Belt and Road’ program

For months, Ding was locked in a 170-square-foot workers’ dormitory near a Chinese smelting facility in Konawe, Indonesia, where he had been assigned to carry out one of his country’s vaunted “Belt and Road” projects.


The 40-year-old native of China’s Henan province, who gave only his surname out of security fears, said a guard kept watch at his door. When the coronavirus ravaged the dorm in November, he developed a 102-degree fever. Still, he could not leave.





Finally, earlier this year, Ding pulled apart the plastic bars on a rear window and climbed out, fleeing on a motorbike driven by a friend. “It was like I went to hell and back,” he said. “I had no other choice but to escape.” 





China’s Belt and Road initiative, which aims to connect Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe through Chinese-funded ports, bridges, 5G networks and other infrastructure, is built on the backs of people like Ding, who researchers say face exploitation that is exacerbated by the pandemic.






Interviews with labor rights advocates and a dozen Chinese workers employed by state-owned companies and subcontractors reflect a pattern of abuse that threatens to undermine China’s ambitious bid for diplomatic and economic influence, a mission closely tied to the legacy of leader Xi Jinping. Many spoke on the condition of full or partial anonymity, fearing retribution.

“The entire Belt and Road initiative is based on forced labor,” said Li Qiang, director of China Labor Watch, whose report was based on interviews with workers in six countries. “Chinese authorities want the Belt and Road projects for political gain and need to use these workers.”


China’s Commerce Ministry did not respond to questions faxed Monday about the workers’ claims that they were barred from coming home, forced to keep working, subjected to overwork, detained in company facilities and denied their passports.

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[stjames1_53]

The Chinese are mistreating workers on its Belt and Road projects? I'm shocked!


Chinese workers allege forced labor, abuses in Xi’s ‘Belt and Road’ program





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of course, once PJL finds this story, he'll denounce it as hogwash without proving you wrong.

[PJL]

of course, once PJL finds this story, he'll denounce it as hogwash without proving you wrong.

When you publish a story like this , the onus is straight on the publisher to prove that the story is true ....(lol) . In this case , the story was published by the Washington Post....(lol).....and as proof , they quote from this site : China Labor Watch | 147 W 35 St, Ste 406, NYC, NY 10001 ......(lol)........so if you believe that the Chinese have a "China Labor Watch" , that is registered in NYC . New York . .....then I guess you believe in flying pigs as well ? .....I'll just leave you to ponder the unbelievable nature of the depths that America's anti-China campaign has embarrassingly sunk to . No need for me to bother denouncing anything , I'd say .

[MMC]

China Labor Watch - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Labor_Watch
China Labor Watch (CLW) is a New York City, New York-based non-government organization founded by labor activist Li Qiang in October 2000. Its mission is the defense of workers' rights in China. Through research, advocacy and legal assistance, CLW seeks to help China's workers become more informed of their rights and more empowered to realize those rights within their communities.

To achieve this goal, the organization:

1. Publishes independent investigative reports of factories in China.
2. Publicizes news of sub-standard working conditions and wages to the international public.
3. Works quietly with multinational corporations who use Chinese suppliers to pressure those firms to conform to international labor standards.
4. Empowers the workers themselves to fight for their legal rights.

China Labor Watch has several programs in mainland China to improve local working conditions and promote workers’ legal rights. One of these is the Worker Outreach and Training Program, which provides free classes on Chinese labor law to workers in a neighborhood setting. As a result, the workers become more capable of negotiating with employers and demanding fairer wages and working conditions.


Often, CLW engages in direct interventions with regard to situations in China. Examples:



See also

• China Labour Bulletin

Looks like Ivan Mao will need to do better. As China's Labor Watch has several Programs in Chi-na. Its called seeing it with their own eyes and being directly involved. LMAO!

[RMNIXON]

Lets all hold our breath and wait for the NBA/MLB Protests shall we...............

[DGUtley]

When you publish a story like this , the onus is straight on the publisher to prove that the story is true ....(lol) . In this case , the story was published by the Washington Post....(lol).....and as proof , they quote from this site : China Labor Watch | 147 W 35 St, Ste 406, NYC, NY 10001 ......(lol)........so if you believe that the Chinese have a "China Labor Watch" , that is registered in NYC . New York . .....then I guess you believe in flying pigs as well ? .....I'll just leave you to ponder the unbelievable nature of the depths that America's anti-China campaign has embarrassingly sunk to . No need for me to bother denouncing anything , I'd say .

Translation: I can't refute it, so I will ridicule it.

[MMC]

Translation: I can't refute it, so I will ridicule it.

Translation.....those damn Americans. Its their fault.

[Peter1469]

The Chinese isn't building Belt and Road to help the world, they are doing it to gain control- something Chinese leaders have desired for thousands of years.

[PJL]

China Labor Watch - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Labor_Watch China Labor Watch (CLW) is a New York City, New York-based non-government organization founded by labor activist Li Qiang in October 2000. Its mission is the defense of workers' rights in China. Through research, advocacy and legal assistance, CLW seeks to help China's workers become more informed of their rights and more empowered to realize those rights within their communities. To achieve this goal, the organization:

1. Publishes independent investigative reports of factories in China.
2. Publicizes news of sub-standard working conditions and wages to the international public.
3. Works quietly with multinational corporations who use Chinese suppliers to pressure those firms to conform to international labor standards.
4. Empowers the workers themselves to fight for their legal rights.

China Labor Watch has several programs in mainland China to improve local working conditions and promote workers’ legal rights. One of these is the Worker Outreach and Training Program, which provides free classes on Chinese labor law to workers in a neighborhood setting. As a result, the workers become more capable of negotiating with employers and demanding fairer wages and working conditions. Often, CLW engages in direct interventions with regard to situations in China. Examples: See also

• China Labour Bulletin

Looks like Ivan Mao will need to do better. As China's Labor Watch has several Programs in Chi-na. Its called seeing it with their own eyes and being directly involved. LMAO!

You are the living breathing epitome of hypocracy....(lol)....every time there's a mention of unions of this forum , you jump to attention and shoot them down , like a true right-wing ratbag always does.......yet the slightest sniff of an opportunity to write unfounded negativity about China , and you become the champion of the international union movement and a self declared protector of workers rights......well this US funded NGO , parading around as "China Labor Watch (C L W)" still has the onus upon it to prove that they aren't just making it all up , to keep getting their government payments , so they still have a job next week, and so far , they haven't shown a skerick of evidence to back themselves .......unfounded accusations are a dime a dozen , Egghead.....and you just can't get enough of em....(lol) ....maybe it's about time you mustered up some support for workers rights in Ameri-ca ?

[MMC]

You are the living breathing epitome of hypocracy....(lol)....every time there's a mention of unions of this forum , you jump to attention and shoot them down , like a true right-wing ratbag always does.......yet the slightest sniff of an opportunity to write unfounded negativity about China , and you become the champion of the international union movement and a self declared protector of workers rights......well this US funded NGO , parading around as "China Labor Watch (C L W)" still has the onus upon it to prove that they aren't just making it all up , to keep getting their government payments , so they still have a job next week, and so far , they haven't shown a skerick of evidence to back themselves .......unfounded accusations are a dime a dozen , Egghead.....and you just can't get enough of em....(lol) ....maybe it's about time you mustered up some support for workers rights in Ameri-ca ?

Now Now Ivan Mao.....its on you to back your play. Which you couldnt here. Plus there is that dishonesty of yours that must always be factored in. Of course I would jump in on anything about public sector unions. Government unions.


Oh and its on you to read the link for their examples.


Often, CLW engages in direct interventions with regard to situations in China. Examples:

• 2001: Laid off workers from a VTech factory in Guangdong Province received their legally mandated unemployment benefits only after CLW helped take their case to court.^[1]
• 2002: CLW helped workers in the city of Panjin (Liaoning Province) receive their legally owed compensation by releasing a series of press releases.
• 2004: CLW and other activist organizations successfully campaigned for the release of ten imprisoned Stella International workers by hiring prominent labor lawyers to defend the arrested workers, and by writing advocacy letters asking the companies for which Stella produces to insist on leniency.^[2]
• 2004: CLW began pressing Chinese factory owners to provide injury insurance for their workers. Finally, in 2007, in the wake of these efforts by CLW and other organizations, the Chinese government began to require factories to provide such insurance.
• 2005: A CLW-funded legal aid program helped about one hundred workers in Shenzhen to receive adequate wages, by training them on how to bring their cases to local labor bureaus. Altogether, the program educated about eight hundred workers on the law and labor issues, and trained ten labor activists to help workers with work injury related issues.
• In 2006, CLW helped coordinate ten thousand workers in launching a petition on labor rights protection in Shenzhen.^[3]
• 2006: CLW publicized the fact that fifteen of Wal-Mart’s China-based supplier factories were under violation for underpaying their workers.

Maybe its time you acknowledge that those Communist ways you adore.....just isnt the answer or isnt Right about what they are doing.