我們是一群來自不同背景，但同樣研究和關注全球勞工運動的學者。我們當中有許多人都曾就中國勞工議題進行過廣泛研究，相信中國及其工人階級在未來會將全球性的巨大影響。
近年在廣東，許多政府官員和工會領袖開始接受在市場經濟之下，罷工是工人與資本家之間衝突的正常體現，並且要透過調解和集體談判處理矛盾。現時，愈來愈多的廣東企業工會舉行了民主直選，而這個趨勢在過去許多國家的工業化和市場化過程中，也是有跡可尋。
因此，我們非常關注近日《南方都市報》、《廣州日報》、《南華早報》及《華爾街日報》報導，有關廣東草根勞工NGO接連被騷擾和打壓的情況。這些事件不但與與廣東近日開放NGO註冊，及其社會管理的政策大方向背道而馳，也窒礙了NGO的發展空間。
我們認為，工會並沒有正視龐大外來務工人員的訴求──不論是經濟、社會還是教育方面──的往績，NGO因而扮演了關鍵的角色。即使是在其他國家，情況也是類似。
因此，我們強烈反對近日廣東地區對NGO的打壓行動，並希望政府能保障NGO繼續開展工作的空間。
謝謝！
連署人：
· Maria Ahlsten, University of Bristol, UK
· Mansueto F. de Almeida Jr., Brazilian Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) - BR
· Judy Ancel, University of Missouri-Kansas City, US
· Joel Andreas, Johns Hopkins University, US
· Mark Anner, Pennsylvania State University, US
· Richard Appelbaum, University of California-Santa Barbara, US
· Bae Kiu Sik, Korean Labor Institute, SK
· Frauka Banse, Kassel University, DE
· Thomas Barnes, University of Sydney, AU
· John Barry, Queen’s University Belfast, IE
· Tim Bartley, University of Indiana, US
· Joe Berry, Labor Educator, US
· Monica Bielski Boris, University of Illinois, US
· Joshua Bloom, University of California-Los Angeles, US
· Edna Bonacich, University of California-Riverside, US
· Eileen Boris, University of California-Santa Barbara, US
· Michael Burawoy, University of California-Berkeley, US
· Mick Carpenter, University of Warwick, UK
· Anita Chan, University of Technology-Sydney, AU
· Chris Chan, City University of Hong Kong, HK
· Dan Clawson, University of Massachusetts, US
· Chang Dae-oup, School of African and Oriental Studies, UK
· Joseph Cheng, City University of Hong Kong, HK
· Ian Cook, University of Exeter, UK
· Kin-man Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK
· Chan Shun Hing, Lingnan University, HK
· Chan Sze Chi, Hong Kong Baptist University, HK
· Thomas Chan, Poly U Hong Kong Community College, HK
· Jennifer Jihye Chun, University of Toronto, CA
· Chiu Yu Bin, National Pingtung University of Education, TW
· Chong Yiu Kwong, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, HK
· Yin-wah Chu, Hong Kong Baptist University, HK
· Paul Clark, Pennsylvania State University, US
· Simon Clarke, Warwick University, UK
· Ellen Dannin, Pennsylvania State University, US
· Surya Deva, City University of Hong Kong, HK
· Manfred Elfstrom, Cornell University, US
· Tony Elger, University of Warwick, UK
· Regina M. Enjuto, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
· Cynthia Estlund, New York University, US
· Peter Evans, University of California-Berkeley, US
· Ruth Felder, University of Buenos Aires, AR
· Eli Friedman, Cornell University, US
· Rolf Geffken, Labour Institute ICOLAIR, Labour Law Office, Hamburg, DE
· Sebastian Guzman, New School for Social Research, US
· Iam-Chong Ip, Lingnan University, HK
· Paul Jobin, University of Paris-Diderot, FR
· Brigitte Hamm, University of Duisburg-Essen, DE
· Gillian Hewitson, University of Sydney, AU
· Ho Chi Kan, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK
· Jude Howell, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
· Elaine Hui, Kassel University, DE
· Jenny Jungehülsing, Kassel University, DE
· Michelle Kaminski, Michigan State University, US
· Louise Lamphere, University of New Mexico, US
· Ching Kwan Lee, University of California-Los Angeles, US
· Lee Chun Wing, Poly U Hong Kong Community College, HK
· Chun-Yi Lee, University of Nottingham, UK
· Parry Leung, Community College of City University of Hong Kong, HK
· Kevin Lin, University of Technology Sydney, AU
· Stephanie Luce, City University of New York
· Luk Tak Chuen, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK
· Sebastian Matthes, Kassel University, DE
· Jamie McCallum, Middlebury College, US
· Ruth Milkman, City University of New York, US
· Phil Mizen, Warwick University, UK
· Adam Mrozowicki, University of Wroclaw PL
· Carolina Bank Munoz, Brooklyn College, US
· Theo Nichols, Cardiff University, UK
· Bruce Nissen, Florida International University, US
· Stephen Philion, St. Cloud State University, US
· Nancy Plankey-Videla, Texas A&M University, US
· Tim Pringle, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK
· Gretchen Purser, Syracuse University, US
· Nora Räthzel, Umeå University, SE
· Chris Rhomberg, Fordham University, US
· Manuel Rosaldo, University of California-Berkeley, US
· Robert Ross, Clark University, US
· Jean Philippe Sapinski, University of Victoria, CN
· Vishwas Satgar, University of Witwatersrand, SA
· Christian Scheper, Kassel University, DE
· Christoph Scherrer, Kassel University, Germany
· Maike Schoelmerich, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, SZ
· Andrew Schrank, University of New Mexico, US
· Denisse Roca Servat, Arizona State University, US
· Patricia Simpson, Loyola University of Chicago, US
· Kaxton Siu, Australian National University, AU
· Alvin So, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK
· Mirana May Szeto, University of Hong Kong, HK
· Tang Lynn, University of Warwick, UK
· Chris Tilly, University of California-Los Angeles, US
· Todd Vachon, University of Connecticut, US
· Kim Voss, University of California-Berkeley, US
· Daniel Vukovich, University of Hong Kong, HK
· Wang Ting, City University of Hong Kong, HK
· Nina Ulbrich, Kassel University, DE
· Edward Webster, University of Witwatersrand, SA
· Frido Wenten, School of Oriental and African Studies, UK
· Michelle Williams, University of Witwatersrand, SA
· Nobuyuki Yamada, Komazawa University, JP
· Ken Yau, City University of Hong Kong, HK
· Alex Zukas, National University, US
· Yun-chung Chen, Baptist University of Hong Kong, HK