法律

Biting the rotten Apple: Taking on Foxconn
Jenny Chan talks about her campaigning with workers in China

Electronics: There is still a long way – Interview with Jenny Chan on employment law training at HP’s suppliers in China.

This chapter argues that participatory training in labour rights is a complementary strategy in relation to supplier auditing in advancing CSR.

文：龍

深圳市龍崗區，煌星輕工制品廠，一家為迪士尼樂園生產紀念品的日資代工廠（OEM)，於去年(2006年)被揭發為血汗工場。迪士尼聞過則怒，不思改善工廠勞動條件，反而馬上停掉煌星廠的訂單，推卸企業責任，迫使工廠結業，引致工人失業！

據國際慣例，如代工廠被消費者團體查出有環保或勞工問題，品牌企業須繼續下單，給工廠一年緩衝期作改善，但這次迪士尼並沒有這樣做。

工廠於1月31日，突然宣告停產，約八百工人於年關之前失業！工廠現在拖欠每位員工社保基金，代通知金和遣散費等，少者數千元，多者二三萬元，涉及金額高達4-500萬元人民幣。

原文：Jamie Doucette　翻譯：ahchoii

星期三（11月22日）朝鮮半島各處都有憤怒的示威。南韓民間組織了一個大型的和具廣泛基礎的運動，目的是反對韓美正在談判的自由貿易協定，和關注勞資關係的整體狀況以及朝鮮半島的對外關係。星期三的示威是這個運動的一部份。

[圖及解釋取自 Hankyoreh.〔圖：總統盧武鉉在回國的機上細看有關建造盧武鉉紀念碑的計劃。地面則四處烟火，包括「地產」、「失業」和「教育」。在毀壞的房屋附近可以見到大型的街頭抗議。其中一個是反對跟美國簽定自由貿易協定，另一個是兼職工人和合約工人要求改善法律保障的示威。〕]

原文：jamie d.
翻譯：ahchoii

韓國工會聯盟(KCTU)昨日（11月15日）舉行了警告性質的罷工，就幾項迫切的勞工問題提出抗議：「韓美自由協定」、在未有獲得韓國工會聯盟的同意或參與下簽署的三方協定、零散工作的增加以及有關組織受到禁制、工人意外保險和賠償的令人遺憾的狀況等。

《韓國先驅報》 報導有五萬七千工人參加了這個四小時的罷工行動，但韓國工會聯盟表示罷工人數比報章報導的多很多。此外，下午有數千人在國會前集會。他們之後遊行到執政黨開放國民黨的總部，並在那裡舉行燭光晚會。

Author/ Ah Yeah
The issue of legislation on minimum wage has drawn people's attention after a series of activities organized by the Civil Alliance for Minimum Wage. The alliance launched a 30-hours hunger strike in Causeway Bay last week. On Sunday, University Student's Grassroots Concern Group went to Sun Hung Kai Centre to protest against the contractor of cleaning services who exploited janitors. The alliance held a forum on Sai Yeung Choi Street, Mongkok on Sunday afternoon (September 17). Speakers from different sectors discussed the problem of legislation on minimum wage.

In response to oiwan's letter, I would like to make some remarks on the situation of Chinese rural migrant workers. The China government recently collaborated with international NGO, including ILO, to produce a TV drama series about the success story of rural migrant labor in Sichuan province. During my field study of the Chinese rural migrants, I met a lot of small business owners. Many see it as the only way out of the difficult situations as a cheap labor in the "World Factory". I haven't watched that TV drama series but I doubt if it is necessary for the government and NGOs to encourage the migrants to run small business.

On Father's Day, trade union members of International Bank of Taipei(IBT)were demonstrating outside the IBT head office, the usual holiday atmosphere disappeared.

IBT betrayed its earlier promise and merged the company with SinoPac Holding.It would probably result in the layoff of workers.

A Hundred of IBT Union members requested the Financial Supervisory Commission(FSC), i.e.the national finance managment authority, to receive the trade union's petition.