China, 1989

File — Box: 8, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

Letter from Mazur to the American Ditchley Foundation, pointing out deficiency in Ditchley essay (attached) in failing to mention the role of workers, not only students, in the demonstrations at Tiananmen Square, with reply, September-October; memo to Mazur from vp Susan Cowell, “ILGWU Response to China Situation,” recommending pressure for economic and trade sanctions, with attached interview by Cowell of Chinese organizer and letter from philanthropist giving grants to Chinese students, July 15, 1989; memos to Cowell from ILGWU international relations director Michele Briones re visit of Hong Kong trade unionist Lee Cheuk Yan and other China matters, July 6 and 19, 1989; ILGWU and CUNY Center for Labor- Management Studies flyer invitation to talk by Lee Cheuk Yan, general secretary, Clothing Industry Workers General Union, Hong Kong, “The Condition of Workers in China Today: An Eyewitness Account,” August 31, 1989; biography of Lee Cheuk Yan; memo to Mazur and Cowell re liberalized immigration policy for Chinese (PRC) nationals wishing to extend stay in U.S., July 7, 1989; copy of cartoon and letter sent by Rep. George Miller to congressional colleagues soliciting co-signers of letter to the president of the United States-China Business Council urging pressure by U.S. business community on Chinese government for reform, June 26, 1989; copy of bill in House of Representatives revoking most-favored-nation status for PRC, June 13, 1989; letter from Asia Watch to ILGWU vp Susan Cowell urging sending telegrams to Chinese premier on behalf of arrested workers at Tiananmen Square, July 9, 1989, with attached report,” New Information on Arrests in China,” June 24, 1989; letter from Asia Watch suggesting actions on behalf of imprisoned Chinese workers, with profiles of several, August 10, 1989; Asia Watch briefing paper, “Chinese Labor Issues in Light of June 4,” July 26, 1989; ILGWU press release, “10,000 Chinatown Workers Join ‘Day of Mourning’ to Protest Violence by Chinese Government,” June 9, 1989; translations of news accounts fromChinese-language newspapers, July 6, 1989; International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) telegram to president of People’s Republic of China general secretary calling for end to martial law, refraining from use of force against pro-democracy demonstrators, May 24, 1989; telegram on June 19, 1989, from ICFTU president expressing horror at death sentences against leaders of the democracy movement; press release by ICFTU condemning military attack and “appalling brutality” against peaceful demonstrators; statement by international trade union leaders on the opening day of the International Labor Organisation annual conference, expressing “horror and disgust over the barbarous massacre” since June 4 of thousands of students and workers taking part in peaceful pro-democracy protests, June 17, 1989; letter from ICFTU general secretary noting that he had written to World Bank president Barber Conable urging suspension of financial assistance to China, June 22, 1989, with attached copy of letter and ICFTU Report on Violations of Trade Union Rights in China (May-June 1989); report of fact-finding mission to China by TWARO April 28-May 7, 1989, with cover letter to Mazur from CWA president Morton Bahr, July 14, 1989; article/speech by Harold C. Hinton, “The Chinese Student Uprising: What Is Next?” May 31, 1989, American Heritage Foundation; letter to Mazur from China Institute in America, inviting him to art exhibit, August 10, 1989; handwritten notes by Mazur

Dates

1989

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Conditions Governing Access

From the Collection:

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