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Guangzhou University female sanitation workers go on strike

The article is a recount of the reporter's experience in the sanitation workers face-off against the police, and narrates some of the protest leaders' experiences of being subjected to harassment from law enforcement officers and their employer.

2014-09-01

Survey finds over half of Beijingers are in favour of environmental tax

A survey carried out by Beijing's Environmental Education Center has found that air pollution levels remain the most pertinent environmental issue for Beijingers (90.2%), ahead of overall city cleanliness (88.3%) and water quality (84.7%).

2014-08-29

Experts call for legislation to safeguard rights of patients with rare diseases

The recent publicity over the 'ice bucket challenge', an act aimed both at raising funds for and increasing awareness of the rare disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has taken China by storm, and has also cast the spotlight on China's patchy medical laws in relation to patients with rare diseases.

2014-08-28

Guangdong province NGO legislator: where has the Guangdong spirit gone to?

On August 12, the Guangdong Legislative Affairs Office released a public consultation paper on the "Guangdong social organizations management regulations".

2014-08-27

3 Tips for managing a family foundation

The piece is a contribution by the Chen Yixin Family Foundation, and concerns the question of how best to maintain the legacy and ethics of family foundations as they are passed down from generation to generation.

2014-08-26

Female university student sues after facing gender discrimination when seeking employment; receives support across 11 cities

A gender discrimination case has been allowed to proceed to trial in Hangzhou's Xihu district. The case has been filed by Huang Rong (not her real name), after her application for a copywriting position was rejected several times on the grounds that the position was restricted to male applicants.

2014-08-25

Dalian mall accused of gender discrimination after setting up women-only car parking spaces

Management of a Dalian shopping centre has been accused of gender discrimination after it designated some parking spaces as women-only.

2014-08-21

Three HIV carriers sue Chunqiu airlines for refusing to board them

Three HIV carriers who wanted to fly from Shenyang to Shijiazhuang were denied access to the plane by staff from Chunqiu airlines on the ground that "the company rules forbid [us] from boarding AIDS infected passengers".

2014-08-19

Casting the spotlight on China’s hukou system’s chaos

Although close to 70% of social benefits have been decoupled from the hukou, most basic benefits such as education, healthcare and the pension system are still tied in to the hukou system.

2014-08-18

What is the origin of State emergency disaster relief funds?

The article finds out that of the 20 million RMB contributed by the Yunnan province finance department for the Yudian earthquake on August 4, 2014, 16 million RMB were directed towards energy relief operations, disaster relief payments to families of the deceased and medical assistance to those injured, while 4 million RMB were set aside for overhead expenses.

2014-08-15

Mother of hukou-less child sues Foshan for linking family planning certificate to eligibility for hukou

A mother of a hukou-less child is suing her local public security bureau for refusing her second child's hukou application.

2014-08-14

Man subjected to electroshock therapy to “cure” his homosexuality : the struggle to be oneself

A Chinese court has recently heard a landmark case on gay conversion therapy. Xiao Zhen (pseudonym), is currently suing a psychological clinic for around 10,000 RMB for subjecting him to electroshock therapy in order to "cure" his homosexuality.

2014-08-13

College tuition fees set to rise for the first time in 14 years

Annual tuition fees in many provinces are set to rise from 3000 to 4000 RMB and above, with the highest recorded being Zhejiang's Engineering and Medicine undergraduate fees, which are set to rise from 3600 to 6670 RMB, an increase of 85.28%, and will affect new students matriculating after 2013.

2014-08-12

Huang Xiaoming’s charitable involvement

Huang Xiaoming (黄晓明) and the Chinese Social Assistance Foundation recently announced three core projects Huang Xiaoming’s charity fund will focus on in the remainder of 2014.

2014-08-11

The public service organizations’ pension system reform will be implented nationwide within three years

Sources indicate that the public service organizations' pension system reform will be directly implemented nationwide instead of going through the usual process of being implemented through a regional pilot project first

2014-08-08

Labour groups call for workplace safety supervisory role to be given to workers

Labour rights activists have written a joint open letter calling for workers to be given the authority to supervise workplace safety measures themselves. This call comes following the Kunshan factory explosion incident, which resulted in 71 dead and 186 injured.

2014-08-06

Household registration reform retains planned economy ideologies

The authors of this article believe that the content of the State Council's “Suggestions for advancing reform of the household registration system” retain a strong ideological lean towards that of a planned economy.

2014-08-05

How agencies which serve severely sick children work together

Most Chinese charitable organizations, especially those serving the sick and diseased, operate independently and lack effective information communication. Because of this lack of coordination, resources are allocated to different relief efforts very unevenly.

2014-08-04

Guangzhou University female sanitation workers go on strike

Survey finds over half of Beijingers are in favour of environmental tax

Experts call for legislation to safeguard rights of patients with rare diseases

Guangdong province NGO legislator: where has the Guangdong spirit gone to?

3 Tips for managing a family foundation

Female university student sues after facing gender discrimination when seeking employment; receives support across 11 cities

Dalian mall accused of gender discrimination after setting up women-only car parking spaces

Three HIV carriers sue Chunqiu airlines for refusing to board them

Casting the spotlight on China’s hukou system’s chaos

What is the origin of State emergency disaster relief funds?

Mother of hukou-less child sues Foshan for linking family planning certificate to eligibility for hukou

Man subjected to electroshock therapy to “cure” his homosexuality : the struggle to be oneself

College tuition fees set to rise for the first time in 14 years

Huang Xiaoming’s charitable involvement

The public service organizations’ pension system reform will be implented nationwide within three years

Labour groups call for workplace safety supervisory role to be given to workers

Household registration reform retains planned economy ideologies

How agencies which serve severely sick children work together

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