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Scholars Demand the Shenzhen Government Release Jasic Workers Arrested for Attempting to Unionize (30 July 2018)
30 July 2018
Scholars Demand the Shenzhen Government Release Jasic Workers Arrested for Attempting to Unionize
Dear Scholars,
Prof. Pun Ngai of the University of Hong Kong, Prof. Jack Qiu of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Prof. Jenny Chan of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University sincerely and urgently invite you to co-sign this open letter to support Jasic Shenzhen workers currently on strike to defend their right to unionize and those arrested for joining or observing workers' protest.
At this moment, 30 workers from Shenzhen Jasic (Jiashi) Technology Co. and observers are detained after workers attempted to practice their legal right to organize a trade union. Workers were threatened, beaten and arrested but are still strong and eager to defend their rights. They desperately need support from progressive individuals and organizations elsewhere in the world to let the Chinese government know, the world is watching. For more details, please refer to SACOM's video.
Workers’ actions are remarkable in the sense that workers are standing up to defend not only their economic, but also their political rights. This marks the rising consciousness and awareness of the working class in modern China. Your support and concern are crucial to widen the space available for Chinese workers to mobilize and defend themselves in this strike.
For the link to the petition, please refer to:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdl82DkA67nWz4e5a6KyBUnVrCc9Do-k_9FCsOubiNHO0S5Vg/viewform (English Version, effective as of 30 July 2018)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnnEzX6Si3RjswDPVMuA_D5exUgZCI82kKDbvp6qxgeSZ2gw/viewform?usp=sf_link (Chinese Version, effective as of 30 July 2018)
We would appreciate it if you could co-sign the letter and pass it on to other scholars in your network who would support workers in their strike.
More information at: Michael Ma, Project Officer, Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (SACOM) Website: www.sacom.hk Tel: (852) 2392 5464 Fax: (852) 2392 5463
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