- Introduction
China's accession to the World Trade Organization has made it more than ever an integral part of the world economy. The articles in this section examine the effects of internationalization on China's own economic, policitcal and social climate. - China and the WTO: Year One
Sharon Hom examines how well China is fulfilling the conditions of its accession to the World Trade Organization, and considers a similar application to human rights. - Openness isn't Enough: Globalization and Politics in China
Mary Gallagher finds that China's liberalized economy has served to more firmly entrench the country's authoritarian political rule. - Elite Privatization and the Search for Justice
Hu Ping explores how the lack of a democratic system limits the benefits of China's global trade relations to those in positions of power. - Global Trade and Labor Rights: Uneasy Bedfellows
Scott Greathead chronicles events on the labor front following China's accession to the WTO. - Institutionalized Exclusion
This excerpt from a recent HRIC report details how China's migrant workers pay the price of admission to a globalized economy. - More than Half Measures Needed on Migrants
Nicolas Becquelin examines the significance of new directives addressing the treatment of rural migrants.
- Global Codes of Conduct - A Summary
A look at some of the Corporate Social Responsibility codes that serve as stop-gap measures to protect labor rights while China lacks independent unions. - Corporate Responses to Human Rights
Robert Rosoff describes how some multinational companies respond to labor rights violations and human rights abuses they confront in China. - Code Compliance at adidas - The Human Factor
Stephen Frenkel and Duncan Scott study the factors influencing the effectiveness of adidas-Salomon's code of labor practice on its main manufacturing suppliers in China. - China and the American Anti-Sweatshop Movement and CSR on the Agenda in Beijing
Katie Quan observes that international ambivalence over applying codes of conduct to China hurts workers both in China and abroad.
A recent conference in Beijing suggests that the concept of coporate social responsibility is making headway in China. HRIC presents the agenda of the conference, which included two articles adapted for this issue of CRF.
- Olympic Sponsor - Corporate Profiles
- Olympics Sponsorship - A Win-Win Deal
Do multinational corporate sponsors have too much at stake in the Beijing Olympics to take a firm line on human rights? - The Olympics as a Force for Change and The Politics of the Olympics
HRIC hosts an e-mail roundtable discussion on possible ways to make the Beijing Olympics a force for improving human rights in China.
A historical review of how politics has affected the Olympics over the past decades. - Who's Who in the Beijing Olympia
An HRIC graphic on who is in a position of influence in the Beijing Olympics - and how to reach them.
- Up Front with Wang Yu
Interview with labor activist Li Qiang. - Book Reviews
J. Paul Martin critiques Beyond Voluntarism: Human rights and the developing legal obligations of companies.
Frank Ching looks at David Zweig's Internationalizing China: Domestic Interests and Global Linkages. - Resource List
A list of internet resources relating to coporate social responsibility, with an emphasis on China. - Prisoner Profile
Mu Chuanheng - In Custody
A list of prisoners in custody for labor-related activities. - Action Page
What you can do about the issues discussed. - HRIC Bulletin
- Incorporating Responsibility 2008: HRIC's Beijing Olympics Campaign
HRIC introduces its 5-year campaign on the Beijing Olympics and human rights.
