The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Monday, April 30, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国多地塔吊司机拉横幅上街 要求涨工资 (Crane operators nationwide strike and protest to demand wages increase and overtime pay for high-risk work)
Voice of America, April 30, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-collective-action-and-strike-broke-out-by-construction-crane-operators-in-numerous-regions-of-china-20180430/4370725.html

袁凌:從調查記者轉型作家,記錄鄉村、底層和體制邊緣人 (Yuan Ling, an investigative journalist and author, on recording the lives of rural, marginalized people)
The Initium, April 30, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180430-mainland-yuanling/