"She hoped that through (the investigation of) the government department, (her mental impairment) would be adjudged as a work-related injury. It pointed out the fact that mental disorders caused by bullying at work, not just physical injuries, were also occupational injuries."

Health care workers need no accolades for doing their duty; what they truly need is the protection and care they deserve when mental or psychological harm comes their way.

We support the call for a general strike by Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions and Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union, in response to the use of violence by Hong Kong Police.
Labour Action China welcomes Apple’s decision today to ban the use of benzene and n-hexane during the final assembly of iPhones and iPads.
Labour Action China welcomes the concluding observations on the second periodic report of China by the UN Committ
Ban Benzene Campaign is our latest advocacy on the issue of occupational safety and health.

The Human Rights Council of the United Nations holds its 17th session from 21 October to 1 November 2013. The Universal Periodic Review on China is on one of its agenda.