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Issue 2004 - Freedom of Association
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FLA Independent External Monitoring in Year Two Summary and Analysis
This section provides an overview of the aggregate findings of FLA independent external monitoring (IEM) visits conducted in Year Two. As is evident from a review of FLA factory tracking charts, information collected during FLA monitoring visits is qualitative in nature. In the interest of tracking trends and making comparisons, the FLA has translated qualitative information collected during IEM visits into quantitative data. Click here for more about the way this data was collected.

FLA findings and analysis are reviewed in the following sections:

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2004 Feature issue: Freedom of Association
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2004 Feature issue: Freedom of Association
Chinese legislation actually permits collective bargaining for workers. Learn more about freedom of association in China and other countries>>>