Approaches of Realizing Cultural Value of Red Revolutionary Site in Jiangxi Province:A Case Study of Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in Xiushui County

Red revolutionary site is a significant carrier for inheriting and spreading red culture,a witness of revolutionary history and stones,and also the best place to show connotations and value of red culture.Taking the regiment headquarter and the division headquarter of the First Division of the First Army in Xiushui County,Jiangxi Province for example,this paper explored cultural value of red site,analyzed the existing problems,tried to figure out scientific approaches of realizing cultural value of red site,so as to promote the sharing and inheritance of cultural value of red revolutionary site.

Chinese Workers Abroad:A Conundrum

THE death in October of a 16-year-old Chinese gold miner in Ghana, along with the arrest of over 90 of his colleagues, has once again shone a spotlight on the plight of Chinese workers in Africa.

Relationship between Job Stress and Hypo-high-density Lipoproteinemia of Chinese Workers in Shanghai： The Rosai Karoshi Study

Background：Karoshi,or death due to overwork,has now become a serious social problem in China.Worsening of cardiovascular risks by stress might initiate karoshi.Many studies have examined the relationship between job stress and obesity,hypertension,and type 2 diabetes mellitus,but less evidence exists for dyslipidemia like hypo-high-density lipoproteinemia （hypo-HDL）.The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between job stress and hypo-HDL of Chinese workers in Shanghai.Methods：We studied 2219 Chinese workers in Shanghai,who participated in the Japan-China cooperative study for the prevention of karoshi.A questionnaire was administered to examine the lifestyle characteristics,job category,weekly working hours,and job stress.Job demand and job control were quantified using the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health questionnaire.Modified job strain measure was defined by the combination of low job control and high demand.Hypo-HDL was defined as plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentration of〈1.04 mmol/L （40 mg/dl）.Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed for hypo-HDL as a dependent variable.Results：Modified job strain was not related to hypo-HDL either in men or women.In men,multivariate adjusted odds ratio （OR） for having hypo-HDL was significantly higher in the lowest job control tertile compared with the highest job control tertile （OR =1.39,95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03-1.87,P =0.034）.In the same model,a similar trend was observed for women,but it did not reach a statistically significant level （OR =1.51,95% CI,0.88-2.56,P =0.132）.Conclusion：A low level of job control but not modified job strain was significantly related to higher prevalence ofhypo-HDL of Chinese workers in Shanghai.

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Chinese Nickel-exposed Workers

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome （MS） was investigated in Chinese nickel-exposed workers. A total of 35 104 subjects were enrolled in this study. The age-adjusted prevalence of MS, BMI≥25, diabetes, hypertension, and abnormal lipid was 13.9%, 29.5%, 12.8%, 27.5%, and 47.1%, respectively. The prevalence of BMI≥25, hyperglycemia, and hypertension increased with the age of males and females, and was higher in males than in females （37.1% vs 21.5%, 15.9% vs 12.1%, 35.0% vs 24.3%, 54.3% vs 40.4%）.

Heavy Metal Assessment among Chinese Nonferrous Metal-exposed Workers from the Jinchang Cohort Study

Environmental exposure to heavy metals has been linked to a wide range of human health hazards. We detected the levels of 15 metals in urine samples from 500 representative sub-samples in an ongoing occupational cohort study （Jinchang Cohort） to directly evaluate metal exposure levels. Fifteen metals, namely As, Ba, Be, Cd, Cs, Cr, Co, Cu, Pb, Mn, Ni, Se, TI, U, and Zn, were detected by inductively coupled plasma quadruple mass spectrometry. The results showed that median creatinine adjustment and geometric mean urinary metal levels were higher in the heavy metal-exposed group, except Se and Zn, than other reported general or occupational populations. Further studies should address the effects of heavy metals on human health.

Chinese Trade Unions Strive to Protect Workers' Rights and Interests in Dealing with the Global Financial Crisis

Protecting the rights and interests of workers and staff members constitutes an important aspect of China＇s human rights protection. At the time when the country is dealing with impacts of the global financial crisis, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions has been working fruitfully and effectively to accelerate economic and social development and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of workers, therefore making contributions to the protection of the rights and interests of Chinese workers. Now I would like to make a brief introduction on this subject.

A Study on the Dose-Response Relationship between Asbestos Exposure Level and Asbestosis among Workers in a Chinese Chrysotile Product Factory

The dose-response relationship for asbestos exposure in a chrysotile product factory was studied. The past gravimetric dust concentration values, obtained from different worksites, were converted into fiber concentration values according to conversion factors that were worked out by simultaneous sampling in this study. The conversions were made so that exposure could be expressed in fiber-years (f-yr). Asbestosis was diagnosed on the basis of chest radiographs and occupational histories. Cumulative dust exposure (f-yr) was calculated up to the date of diagnosis for asbestosis patients, and up to September 1982 for the remaining workers. A dose-response relationship expressed as fiber-years exposed vs cumulative prevalence of asbestosis was established by the life table method on the basis of these data. Predicted 3 and 1% prevalence of asbestosis corresponded to 43 and 22 f-yr exposure, respectively. Considering that a worker can work for 35 years, these doses are commensurate with dust concentrations of 1.22 and 0.63 f/ml, respectively. It is recommended that 1 f/ml be taken as the maximum allowable concentration of airborne asbestos dust for the workplace with an anticipated prevalence of about 2% asbestosis after 35 years of exposure. 1990 Academic Press, Inc.

More Than 66 Mln Chinese Migrant Workers Join Trade Unions

According to figures recently released by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, more than 66.74 million Chinese migrant workers, people who come from rural areas and land jobs in cities, became trade union members. The federation estimated there are 210 million migrant workers nationwide with the country＇s rural population of 900 million. The total number of trade union members increased from 123 million in 2003 to 209 million by the end of June 2008, said the federation.

Blue Paper on the Role of Chinese Trade Unions in Safeguarding the Legitimate Rights and Interests of Workers 2004 (Excerpt)

During the course of 2004, the Chinese trade unions earnestly implemented their strategy of ＂Organizing for Better Protection,＂ steppedup efforts to regulate industrial relations, effectively defended the legitimate rights and interests of workers.

Blue Paper on the Role of Chinese Trade Unions in Safeguarding the Legitimate Rights and Interests of Workers (2005)(Excerpt)

EDITOR＇S NOTE： All China Federation of Trade Unions （ACFTU） has recently published Blue Paper on the Role of Chinese Trade Unions in Safeguarding the Legitimate Rights and Interests of Workers （2005）, which consist of 11 parts： preserve the correct orientation of Chinese trade unions as a protector of workers＇ legitimate rights and interests; protect workers＇ right to join and form trade union; organize and represent workers to exercise the right to equal consultation; protect workers＇ labor and economic rights; guarantee workers＇ democratic and political rights; fulfill workers＇ spiritual and cultural needs; actively participate in adjusting labor relations and handling labor disputes; protect migrant workers＇ legitimate rights and interests; promote gender equality and protect women workers＇ special rights and interests; take innovations in the way trade unions protect workers; and mobilize and organize workers to play the role of the working class as the main force in economic construction, and the following is an abstracted edition of it.

Chinese education workers visit Japan

At the invitation of Japan-China Friendship Center,the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries organized the 22nd Chinese education workers’delegation for a five-day visit to Japan from Jan 29 to Feb 2 upon the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Peace and

Memory,Identity and Cross-Cultural Communication:The Evolution of the Image of Chinese Railway Workers in Canada and the Reconstruction of Multiculturalism

International migrants confront many new challenges from the impact of global populism and geopolitics,but we also see the growth of a new identity culture.The Chinese community in Canada constructs its identity through the collective memory of the image of Chinese railway workers,and realizes the cross-cultural communication of a new identity culture in the course of the interaction of symbolic cultural practices.Since the 1980s,the image of Chinese railway workers has changed from"the indispensable evil"to"pioneers in nation-building"and"a tragic group subjected to injustice."This is a product of the collective memory of the Chinese ethnic group's pursuit of identity in Canada's multicultural reconstruction.The Chinese ethnic group has reshaped an image of Chinese railway workers that has been widely disseminated through cross-cultural means.They have aimed at gaining social acceptance and fundamental recognition of a Chinese-Canadian identity with the help of their"native cultural heritage and historical resources"in Canada.The construction of this identity culture through collective memory has consolidated the foundations of multiculturalism.

Presenting an Artificial Dilemma for the Working Class： On the Narrative Strategy of The Road as a =National Epic＂

A new trend has emerged in Chinese film over the past two decades in which the story of the working class has been narrated aimed at an authentic representation of the nation＇s socialist past, against the general demonization of the Maoist era. Still, there are a number of problems existed in this cinematic ＂new wave.＂ This paper analyzes a recent example of this tide, The Road （Fangxiang zhi lii, 2006）, and its implications. A careful examination of the film＇s narrative strategy reveals that it is oftentimes entrenched in the bourgeois ideology of ＂human nature,＂ which circumscribes its intended agenda of making a genuine reflection on the past and present of Chinese workers. On the surface, this film offers a positive image of the Maoist period by presenting a vivacious revolutionary work ethic in the female protagonist and her master. However, on a deeper level, the film only gives an impression of pity for this wretched workwoman who has completely wasted her life. Her ＂human nature＂ has been distorted by her socialist work ethic that had been inscribed with imprints of Maoism. In the mean time, the movie＇s repetition of political clich6s against revolutionary discourse, and an artificial binarity between socialism and commercial culture, bring out the real effect that rather than departing from stereotypes, it in effect merely perpetuates the popular narrative that has come to stigmatize the Maoist era. By this strategy, the film also evades the responsibility of accounting for the real reason for the gigantic social-political transformation.