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Fox Yi Hu

Guangdong labour authorities have for the first time released a list of companies  that have either seriously defaulted on wages, hired child labourers, or forced employees to work lengthy overtime.

One analyst described the move yesterday  as a positive step towards protecting labour rights, but said it was a little late.

The Guangdong Labour and Social Security Department posted the blacklist on its website and pledged to expose such  employers  regularly, starting next month, the Beijing-based First Financial Daily reported.

Most of the 20 blacklisted firms are based in Pearl River Delta cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan  and Foshan . They include textile factories, shoemakers, construction companies and a massage parlour.

Foshan's blacklisted Shang Yi Shoes Corp has defaulted on 4.8 million yuan in wages to its 1,700 employees. The company's managers and legal representatives  have fled.

Wan Heng Electronic Corp in Shenzhen forced 116 employees to work an average of 123 hours of overtime in March alone.

Hu Xingdou , professor of economics at the Beijing Institute of Technology, said the move signalled  better supervision of company  bosses, but the step should have been taken a long time ago.

'Collusion between power and capital has left many labour disputes unresolved,' Professor Hu said. 'Some officials cash in on their role as adjudicator.'

He said a blacklist alone was unlikely to be enough to prevent labour-rights violations and it was vital to have independent trade unions.  He also said   the list seemed a half-hearted effort because it had not targeted large operations.



Guangdong releases list of serious labour abusers