... and healthy working conditions'. In addition, China's violations of human rights are heightened by its authoritarian regime. Under the Chinese Communist Party, independent labour unions are banned, and the government's official All-China Federation of trade Unions is the only legal representative of workers. This ban violates Article 8 of the ICESCR, which defends the 'right of everyone to ... the UDHR (particularly Articles 19 and 20 which outline the right to freedom of opinion and expression and the freedom of peaceful assembly). Despite decades of economic development, China's a...

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