要求中国政府释放劳工活动分子

全球工会要求释放中国劳工活动分子

2015年12月21日 全球工业工会联合会IndustriALL Globa Union

http://www.industriall-union.org/global-unions-demand-release-of-chinese-labour-activists

全球工业工会联合会（IndustriALL Global Union）和全球其他工会要求中国政府释放在中国广东省被关押的劳工活动分子，停止镇压劳工和民间社会组织，并尊重国际劳工组织公约注明的基本劳工权利。

全球工业工会联合会已致函中国人民共和国主席习近平，抗议对劳工积极分子的打压在12月21日，全球工业工会联合会和食品劳联（IUF）代表全球工会和国际工会联合会向瑞士日内瓦的中国使团传递了相关信息。

自2015年12月3日起在南方广东省，至少有四个劳工非政府组织成为当局的打击目标。25名政府组织的工作人员和志愿者遭到警方的讯问与拘留。其中的一项指控是“聚众扰乱社会秩序”。

七名活动分子或仍然拘留中或无法联系。这些人中包括番禺工人中心主任的曾飞洋和工作人员朱小妹，佛山南飞雁工作服务组织的董事何晓波，劳工活动彭镛、邓小明、孟翰和唐建。

四人 - 曾飞洋、何晓波、朱小梅和邓晓明已被确认拘留之中。这些劳动活动人士无法联络他们的律师，也看不到于他们案件有关文件。

劳工中心一直在推动工人权利和为工人提供服务多年。他们帮助工人解决劳资矛盾，提供法律咨询，在工作中受伤，或拖欠工资的工人，被忽视的遣散费和社会贡献。尽管劳工非政府组织所发挥的积极作用，地方当局在过去的三年中，恐吓与扣留他们中的积极分子，吊销其许可证和迫使搬迁。

 全球工业工会联合会秘书长Jyrki雷纳在信中向习近平写道：

 “我们向您的政府呼吁立即释放所有被关押的劳工活动分子，根据中国宪法的相关规定停止镇压劳工和民间社会组织、保障公民的社会自由，尊重国际劳工组织（ILO）的公约规定的结社自由等基本劳工权利。”

 “我们都知道，广东的制造业经济继续放缓，导致工人抗议、工厂倒闭和老板欠薪逃跑的现象增加。这些工人需要一切来自政府、全国总工会和劳工非政府组织的必要帮助。未能按规定提供帮助和行动上反对工人的，只会导致更多的动荡。”雷纳补充说。

全球工业工会联合会代表全球140个国家从事矿产、能源与制造业的5000万工人， 是世界范围内为争取更好的工作条件与工会权利而进行全球团结的一支力量。 

IndustriALL Global Union represents 50 million workers in 140 countries in the mining, energy and manufacturing sectors and is a force in global solidarity taking up the fight for better working conditions and trade union rights around the world.

Global unions demand release of Chinese labour activists

21.12.2015

IndustriALL Global Union and other global unions demand the Chinese government to free detained labour activists in Chinese province Guangdong, stop suppressing labour and civil society organisations, and respect the fundamental labour rights enshrined in ILO Conventions.

IndustriALL has written to President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China, protesting against the crackdown against labour activists. On 21 December, IndustriALL and IUF delivered a message to the Chinese mission in Geneva, Switzerland, on behalf of the global unions and ITUC.

At least four labour NGOs have been targeted by the Chinese authorities since 3 December 2015 in a crackdown in the southern province of Guangdong. 25 NGO staff and volunteers have been detained and questioned by police. One of the accusations was “assembling crowds to disturb public order”.

Seven activists either remain detained or cannot be contacted. These include Panyu Workers’ Centre director Zeng Feiyang and staff member Zhu Xiaomei, Foshan Nanfeiyan Social Work Services Organization director He Xiaobo, labour activists Peng Jiayong, Deng Xiaoming, Meng Han, and Tang Jian.

Four individuals - Zeng Feiyang, He Xiaobo, Zhu Xiaomei and Deng Xiaoming are confirmed as being in detention. The labour activists have been denied any contacts with their lawyers and access to documents related to their cases.

The labour centres have been promoting workers’ rights and providing services to workers for years. They have assisted workers to resolve labour conflicts and offered legal advice to workers injured at work, or with wage arrears, neglected severance pay and social contributions. Despite the positive role played by the labour NGOs, local authorities have, during the past three years, intimidated and detained their activists, revoked licences and forced some to relocate.

In his letter to President Xi Jinping, IndustriALL general secretary Jyrki Raina wrote:

“IndustriALL calls on your government to free immediately all the detained labour activists, stop suppressing labour and civil society organisations, protect the freedom of civil society as prescribed by China’s Constitution, and respect the freedom of association and other fundamental labour rights enshrined in the Conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO).”

“We are aware that the continued slowdown in Guangdong’s manufacturing industries has led to an increase in worker protests, as factories close down and bosses run off without paying their workers’ wages. These workers need all the necessary help from your government, the ACFTU and labour NGOs. Failing to provide help and acting against people who want to support the workers will only lead to more unrest,” Raina added.