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Programmers leaving office buildings are now en masse "entering factories."

Some Chinese programmers are retraining for factory automation jobs as layoffs and AI reshape their industry. The report follows their training and job searches, examining pay, working conditions and the pressures of frequent business trips. Manufacturing offers new opportunities, but the transitio…

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27 Oct 2026
Analysis

Programmers leaving office buildings are now en masse "entering factories."

Some Chinese programmers are retraining for factory automation jobs as layoffs and AI reshape their industry. The report follows their training and job searches, examining pay, working conditions and the pressures of frequent business trips. Manufacturing offers new opportunities, but the transitio…

Author: 极昼story Source: search.laborinfocn2.com
极昼story China IT Manufacturing
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25 Oct 2026
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Employers warn of a “China shock” — but what does it mean?

Employers cite tougher competition from China as a reason to restrain wage growth. Harald Gatu examines the risks for Swedish industry and the union economists’ finding that trade with China supports more than 80,000 jobs in Sweden.

Author: Harald Gatu Source: da.se
Harald Gatu China Sweden Manufacturing
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25 Oct 2026
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The Aoliwei union dispute (XIII): the higher-level union obstructs it at every turn

In autumn 2006, the Aoliwei union presses for employment contracts, insurance contributions and the reinstatement of six dismissed women workers. The district federation refuses training and help with an official seal, then attacks the activists for challenging management.

Author: Zhang Jun Source: search.laborinfocn2.com
Zhang Jun China Electronics Union busting and repression
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15 Oct 2026
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Ten Questions to Guangzhou Police Regarding the "Inventory of Labor Rights Violations Resulting in Criminal Detention" Case: Where does the crime originate? Where is the falsity? Where lies the disorder? Against whom is the provocation dire

On September 14, 2026, Feng Rui, the editor-in-chief of the self-media account "Chapaste East Wind Television," which has long focused on workers' rights, was criminally detained by the Yuexiu Branch of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" an…

Source: search.laborinfocn2.com
Xiao Wu China Union busting and repression Li Yuchen
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10 Oct 2026
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Labor rights advocate Feng Rui has been criminally detained by Guangzhou police for his attention to the plight of the working class.

[People's Livelihood Observation, October 8, 2026] Recently, labor rights advocate Xiao Wu (Feng Rui) was taken away by Guangzhou police and placed in criminal detention for suspected provoking trouble, due to his long-term attention to workers and farmers and voicing concerns for vulnerable groups…

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China Union busting and repression Feng Rui
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