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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by bhupy on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @04:35PM (#24712421)
China. they've got the notorious "9-9-6" hours. "9 AM to 9PM, 6 days a week".
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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by criddell on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @04:38PM (#24712452)
Are there a lot of labor unions in China?
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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by michaelt on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @07:36PM (#24714093)
The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is the largest trade union in the world, with 302 million members.

Of course, some would say taking the ACFTU as representative of unions is like taking the East India Company as representative of multinational corporations...

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by Apocryphon on Thursday October 08, 2020 @01:48AM (#24716241)
They're also arguably not an actual independent trade union, but rather a tool of the government.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-China_Federation_of_Trade_...

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Re:How tech workers at Kickstarter formed one of the only un... by pseudalopex on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @04:47PM (#24712535)
Not really.[1]

[1] https://www.chinabusinessreview.com/trade-union-law-and-coll...

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