Labour union movements seeking better wages and working conditions have stepped up strikes and protests across China at an unprecedented rate. It has been described as nothing short of a revolution.<br /><br />So far in this year, there had been at least 73 major co-ordinated strikes throughout the country. But the rights groups operate in secret to avoid police who often crush strikes through arrests and brutality.<br /><br />The government says its main concern is that if it gives workers the right to form assemblies, they may turn against authorities.<br /><br />Al Jazeera was given rare access to a network of workers on strike in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.<br /><br />Steve Chao reports from Guangzhou.<br /><br />[October 1, 2010]
