Beijing [China], February 18 (ANI): Labour protests in China have witnessed a rapid surge since August, 2023, VOA News reported, citing rights groups. Li Qiang, founder and executive director of China Labor Watch, emphasized that, in addition to China’s economic slowdown, issues such as the real estate sector’s “implosion” and reduced manufacturing are influencing the increase in labor protests. Labour protests more than tripled in the fourth quarter of 2023 in comparison to the same period in 2022, according to New York-based international rights group Freedom House’s China Dissent Monitor, w…