Shining Light on Labor
Practices Kept in The Dark

China Labor Watch

What We Do

China Labor Watch (CLW) aspires to a world free of modern day slavery, where human labor is not exploited, coerced, or traded, and strives to protect the rights of Chinese workers around the world.

Founded in 2000, China Labor Watch is an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Over the past 20 years, CLW has been dedicated to monitoring and reporting factory labor practices, advocating for worker rights, creating communities, building collective action capacities, and sharing knowledge with workers, communities, governments, and other partners.

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China labor watch in Numbers

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Workers Impacted
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Workers Trained
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Assessments Conducted
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Reports Published
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Features in Media
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China Labor Watch

Publications

Opinion

Li Qiang: China’s Low-Cost Model Is Locked In

Opinion

Li Qiang: Will China Rewrite the Rules of Global Supply Chains?

Opinion

Li Qiang: Chinese Firms Can’t Get Away With Abusing Workers Overseas