China teachers taking action

The China Labour Bulletin has recently released a report, examining the increasing number of struggles by teachers and their political ramifications. The article presents a compelling portrait of swelling teacher anger and frustration in a country whose economy is weakening, whose middle class is trying to come to grips with a lowering quality of life, and whose government has decided that the way to deal with its insecurity about protests is to crack down.

The China Labour Bulletin has recently released a report, examining the increasing number of struggles by teachers and their political ramifications. The article presents a compelling portrait of swelling teacher anger and frustration in a country whose economy is weakening, whose middle class is trying to come to grips with a lowering quality of life, and whose government has decided that the way to deal with its insecurity about protests is to crack down.