Workers blame US tariffs and economic slowdown for drop in job opportunities

Academics respond to detention of students who supported workers trying to unionise

Employers report softer overall demand as rising costs push up FTCR Labour Market Index

Involvement of elite students a reminder for some of Tiananmen Square demonstrations

FTCR Labour Index at near two-year high as weaker service sector demand offset

Interns allegedly worked overtime and night shifts at Quanta factory in Chongqing

Authorities seek to fix pension shortfall without overburdening companies’ tax outlay

Critics say higher wages and better housing needed to help ‘left-behind’ children

Many Chinese manufacturers have reduced up to 40% of workforce as a result of automation

FTCR Labour Index shows hiring demand improving for third month as wages increase

Rallies support protesters detained in country’s biggest mass arrest of workers since 2015

Without Baishizhou’s cheaper housing, Shenzhen’s tech companies could not have thrived

Property no longer expected to buoy significant demand for commodities and labour

FTCR Labour Index helped by service sector and wages but underlying demand softer

China needs more babies; tackling workplace discrimination against women would help

Transformation of rural backwater into the new Shenzhen is still some way off

More content is being uploaded than a human workforce could possibly watch

FTCR China Labour Index seasonally weak as construction drags and wage growth stalls

Temporary respite from choking pollution falls victim to industrial stimulus

Official figures show resident numbers in Beijing fell by 22,000 people in 2017 

FTCR China Labour Index sees best January in three years but hirers say wages down

Pan Yabei is always on the move — as a delivery worker and as an evicted migrant