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China’s state trade union and Logory Logistics initiate first collective contract for truck drivers nationwide

  • The contract is expected to benefit the 3.8 million truck drivers on Logory Logistics’ digital freight-transport network
  • This marks the domestic freight transport industry’s first attempt to cover truckers’ rights on a nationwide scale

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Founded in 2010, Logory Logistics has one of the biggest truck driver communities in China. Photo: Logory Logistics
Kelly Le
A first-of-its-kind nationwide contract for truck drivers in mainland China has been completed by Logory Logistics Technology, a Hong Kong-listed digital freight-transport platform operator, years after regulators issued guidelines aimed at protecting the rights and interests of these workers.
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The collective contract was initiated under the guidance of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) – which answers to the Chinese Communist Party and the only legal labour alliance in the country – and signed at a workers’ congress organised by Logory Logistics on May 2 in Hefei, capital of eastern Anhui province, according to a report by financial newspaper Securities Times.

“The signing of the collective contract is an important initiative for the company to help protect the rights and interests of truck drivers, which can also further promote the sustainable operation and development of our platform,” Logory Logistics’ executive chairman Feng Lei told local media at the event, which was attended by 121 workers’ representatives, including 70 truck drivers.

The contract, which is expected to benefit the 3.8 million drivers on Logory Logistics’ network, marks the domestic freight transport industry’s first attempt to cover truckers’ rights on a nationwide scale.

The nationwide contract for truck drivers in mainland China promises to help protect the rights and interests of these workers. Photo: Shutterstock
The nationwide contract for truck drivers in mainland China promises to help protect the rights and interests of these workers. Photo: Shutterstock

It was designed to protect basic labour rights and improve truck drivers’ benefits, with provisions on base freight income, transport safety, consultation and coordination mechanisms, and access to insurance coverage.

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That development comes amid long-standing complaints from Chinese truck drivers regarding lengthy working hours, low pay and lack of proper labour safeguards.

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