Labour Union Leader's Wrongful Employment Termination Case

On April 4 2007, the Chinese government's official newspaper, People's Daily, reported the recent courtroom victory of Tang Xiaodong over his employer, a foreign invested enterprise, in a case of wrongful employment termination. The case attracted significant attention from the Chinese media since Tang was not only a mid-level manager of the company, but also the president of the company's labour union. Furthermore, this case was the first reported wrongful employment termination claim brought by a company's labour union president in Beijing.