Cover -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Objective -- 1.2 Basic concepts and scope -- 1.3 Methodology -- 1.4 Structure of the report -- 2. Fundamentals of e-waste management in China -- 2.1 Dual features of e-waste: Resource rich and high risk -- 2.2 The scale of e-waste management in China -- 2.3 Economic impact -- 2.4 Social impact -- 2.5 Environmental impact -- 3. The e-waste management industry in China -- 3.1 Main economic sectors -- 3.2 The formal and informal sectors -- 3.3 The e-waste recycling chain -- 3.4 The formalization process and future of the industry -- 4. The legal and regulatory framework in China -- 4.1 Environmental policies and regulations related to e-waste management -- 4.2 Policies and regulations related to the labour aspects of e-waste management -- 4.3 Regulations and policies on the human health impacts of the e-waste sector -- 4.4 The enforcement and implementation capacity and challenges -- 4.5 Local regulations and initiatives on e-waste management -- 5. The labour dimension of e-waste management in China -- 5.1 The labour structure and the e-waste life cycle -- 5.2 Comparing the working conditions in formal and informal enterprises -- 5.3 The human health impacts -- 5.4 Labour protection needs -- 6. Enterprise practices in the formal e-waste sector in China -- 6.1 Major technologies and business practices in collection enterprises -- 6.2 Dismantling and recycling enterprises -- 6.3 The execution of occupational safety and health measures -- 6.4 Synergies between the enforcement of labour and environmental standards -- 7. Case study in the informal e-waste sector -- 7.1 Technological methods and processes -- 7.2 Case study in Guiyu -- 7.3 Conclusion of the case study in Guiyu -- 8. Other labour and social issues.

8.1 Rights at work -- 8.2 Opportunities for improving livelihoods and employability -- 8.3 Social dialogue and the organization of workers -- 8.4 The role of local authorities in progressive formalization -- 9. SWOT analysis of the e-waste recycling industry -- 9.1 SWOT analysis of the formal sector -- 9.2 SWOT analysis of the informal sector -- 9.3 Main challenges and opportunities for environmentally-sound e-waste -- 9.4 Main challenges and opportunities for decent work -- 10. Conclusions and recommendations -- 10.1 Conclusions -- 10.2 Recommendations -- 11. Specific suggestions for the ILO -- 11.1 Policies for promoting sustainable e-waste recycling in China -- 11.2 Value chain development and green investments for the -- 11.3 Ways to improve the working conditions in the e-waste sector in China -- 11.4 Formalization process -- 11.5 Critical elements of project -- Annex 1 Identification of Areas for Further Research -- Annex 2: Geographic Distributions of Related Enterprises -- Annex 3: Environmental laws and regulations related to e-waste sector in China -- Annex 4: Potential environmental risks of recycling plastics, CRTs and CFC in e-waste -- References.