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Zhaodong strike ends, pension reform still controversial

After the government has accepted to increase the teachers' wages by 772 RMB/month on average, the strike ended on November 20th.

2014-11-21

Demanding higher wages, teachers in Zhaodong do not return to class

8,000 teachers in Zhaodong city, Heilongjiang province have been striking since November 17th after two rounds of negotiations with the authorities failed.

2014-11-20

Today is World Toilet Day, do you know what “third toilets” are?

This short article first introduces "World Toilet Day" explaining that there are currently 2,5 billion people without access to proper toilets in the world then focuses on the situation in China.

2014-11-19

State Council encourages the proliferation of medical liability insurance

On the 18th of November 2014, the State Council issued the “Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Commercial Health Insurance” calling on more Chinese to purchase health insurance.

2014-11-18

Beijing plans to build elderly care centres in every residential district

240 million Yuan of government money and 2 billion of social capital will be invested in this project. But Prof. Lu Jiehua of Peking University says that long-term nursing insurance needs to enter the social insurance system to be effective.

2014-11-17

Landmark gender employement discrimination case

On November 12th, the Hangzhou municipality Xicheng district People's court decided that the Oriental Cooking School was guilty of gender-based discrimination because it had a "hiring men only" policy.

2014-11-14

Why Shifang is Still In Pain

The author investigates persistent problems in Shifang, Sichuan, over two years after a proposed molybdenum and copper project led to protests

2014-11-13

The Hebei governor calls on 13 cities to uphold “APEC Blue”

The article describes the measures laid out in Hebei province to preserve the air quality during the APEC summit

2014-11-12

The storm created by Guangzhou’s “illegal organizations”

The authors analyze the controversy created by Guangzhou's new regulations on the management of social organizations and their impact on unregistered NGOs.

2014-11-11

APEC Blue

The author explains that to ensure good air quality for the APEC summit this month, the Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei air pollution cooperation group decided on emergency emission reduction measures which reach even Shandong province

2014-11-10

Guangzhou stipulates that NGOs will have to report foreign funding

Guangzhou has revised its "measures on the management of social organizations" after a stricter draft version triggered public concerns

2014-11-07

Guizhou refuses again to register an AIDS employment discrimination case

An HIV positive teacher's anti-discrimination case is refused by a Guizhou court.

2014-11-06

Ministry of Civil Affairs: charity does not lack enthusiasm, it lacks projects

Vice Minister of Civil Affairs Dou Yupei pointa out the contribution of charitable organizations as being important to delivering social assistance to those in need.

2014-11-04

“Working rules on banning illegal social organizations (draft)”: a discussion

NGOCN reports on an event which brought media, lawyers, NGOs, and government representatives together to discuss the "Working Rules on Banning Illegal Social Organizations (draft)" published by the Guangzhou city government at the end of last month.

2014-11-03

Understanding the Fourth Plenum: No rule of law without independent trials

Legal experts say that an independent trial system depends on the strength of the CCP’s efforts to enforce it.

2014-10-30

Does launching activities as an NGO without being registered with civil affairs make you an illegal social organization?

The draft legislation in Guangzhou city outlining new measures to punish “illegal” NGOs has stirred fears among intellectuals and the civil society sector.

2014-10-23

First AIDS employment discrimination case in Jiangsu: defendent receives 40,000 yuan compensation

On October 9th, the author has learned through public interest NGO Justice for all (Tianxiagong) that the case involving an HIV carrier, Chen Xin (pseudonym), being denied employment by a government body had come to a result.

2014-10-09

New Environmental Protection Targets for 365 lakes

The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP), the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Finance (MF) have announced a new plan to improve water quality in China’s lakes.

2014-10-08

Zhaodong strike ends, pension reform still controversial

Demanding higher wages, teachers in Zhaodong do not return to class

Today is World Toilet Day, do you know what “third toilets” are?

State Council encourages the proliferation of medical liability insurance

Beijing plans to build elderly care centres in every residential district

Landmark gender employement discrimination case

Why Shifang is Still In Pain

The Hebei governor calls on 13 cities to uphold “APEC Blue”

The storm created by Guangzhou’s “illegal organizations”

APEC Blue

Guangzhou stipulates that NGOs will have to report foreign funding

Guizhou refuses again to register an AIDS employment discrimination case

Ministry of Civil Affairs: charity does not lack enthusiasm, it lacks projects

“Working rules on banning illegal social organizations (draft)”: a discussion

Understanding the Fourth Plenum: No rule of law without independent trials

Does launching activities as an NGO without being registered with civil affairs make you an illegal social organization?

First AIDS employment discrimination case in Jiangsu: defendent receives 40,000 yuan compensation

New Environmental Protection Targets for 365 lakes

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