Equal pay for equal work

Prima ballerina Deborah Ribeiro, soloist of the Rio de Janeiro’s Municipal Theatre, performs during a protest of the theatre’s artists against the non-payment of their salaries and the economic crisis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters.

Bloody Shoes

• 自由亚洲电台, 工人维权潮的日趋上涨 特色政府已无法阻挡, RedChinaCn.net, June 1, 2015

Thousands of workers of Dōngguǎn (东莞)’s Yue Yuen shoe factory (裕元鞋厂), which supplies brands including Nike and Adidas, went on strike over social security payments and respect of labor rights. Bóxùn News (博讯网).