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Yunnan unions recovered over 160 million yuan for workers in three years
Trade unions in Yunnan, a province in southwest China, say they recovered more than 160 million yuan in direct financial losses for workers over the past three years.
They handled more than 15,000 legal aid and labor dispute cases, while a worker services hotline assisted people 470,000 times.
The unions say they are strengthening labor laws and oversight, and helping resolve disputes through several channels.
Over the same period, 27,000 labor law inspectors were trained and certified, and unions issued more than 2,800 notices related to workplace rights and legal compliance.
New measures also focus on workers in newer forms of employment, including food delivery riders and ride-hailing drivers.
The unions are studying issues such as employment status, social security, rest time and workload standards for these workers.
Yunnan unions say they will put the measures into practice and plan to hold a province-wide legal knowledge competition for workers.
Yunnan’s trade unions recovered more than 160 million yuan in direct economic losses for workers over three years.
They handled more than 15,000 legal aid and labour-dispute cases during that period.
The unions’ 12351 worker service hotline served workers 470,000 times.
The figures were announced at a news conference in Kunming on October 9.
Yunnan’s unions are also focusing on the rights of workers in new forms of employment, including food-delivery riders and ride-hailing drivers.
- Who
- Yunnan’s trade unions.
- What
- They recovered more than 160 million yuan in direct economic losses for workers over three years.
- When
- The figures were announced on October 9, 2026, covering the previous three years.
- Where
- Yunnan, China; the news conference was held in Kunming.
- Why
- The unions said they are advancing rule-of-law-based work to protect workers’ legal rights and interests.
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- Direct losses recovered
- More than 160 million yuan
- Legal aid and labour-dispute cases
- More than 15,000 over three years
- 12351 hotline
- Served workers 470,000 times
- Labour-law supervisors
- 27,000 trained and certified over three years
- Supervisory notices
- More than 2,800 issued over three years
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