Re-education through labor (RTL; in Chinese, laodong jiaoyang 劳动教养, abbreviated láojiào 劳教) is a system of administrative detentions in the People's Republic of China. The estimated number of detainees in re-education through labor camps is anywhere from 300,000 to 2 million. According to Amnesty international in 2021 up to 2 million, Baptist press estimates more than 3 million are subject to re-education through labor. There are at least 310 camps in China.
Anhui province Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Anqing RTL Anqing Xinsheng Kiln Works Anqing City Baofeng RTL Baofeng General Industrial Company Xuanzhou City Hefei City RTL Hefei City Yicheng Town 1983 Moved in 2003. Capacity of 600 inmates. Huaibei RTL Huainan City Formerly called Huainan City Independent LRC; adopted current name in 1989 Provincial No. 2 RTL Shangzhangwei Farm Hefei City 1983 Capacity of 600 inmates. Provincial RTL for Drug Rehabilitation Unknown
Beijing municipality Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Beijing Municipal RTL Transfer Facility Daxing District Facility for "implementing" decisions of RTL committees (sorting detainees and transferring them to appropriate facilities or releasing them) Beijing Tiantanghe RTL Daxing District 1960 Facility mainly for medical treatment and "re-education" of sick female detainees. Originally called Tiantanghe Farm. Beijing Women's RTL Tiantanghe Farm Daxing County 1960 Beijing Xin'an RTL Daxing District 5 km south of Huangcun Town 1980 Most inmates are either female, or male drug offenders. Beijing Xinhe RTL, also called Tuanhe RTL Daxing District 1955 Formerly named Tuanhe Farm. Called Tuanhe RTL in 2007–2008 Laogai Handbook Shuanghe RTL Gannan County, western Heilongjiang Province 1968 Prisoners are from Beijing.
Chongqing municipality Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Chongqing RTL Xinsheng Horticultural Farm Jiangbei District 21-1 Wujiang Road Also called Maojiashan Women's RTL and Jiangbei RTL Chongqing Women's RTL No. 2 Nan'an District Changshengqiao Town Fuling RTL Fuling District Xishanping RTL Xishanping Farm Beibei District Dongyang Town "Reported to hold Falun Gong followers,"
Fujian province Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Fuzhou RTL Processing plant; Lifting equipment plant; Garment factories; Fire machinery plant; Fire services security technologies Fuzhou City Qianqi Road Fuzhou Rujiang RTL Fuzhou Rujiang Clothing, Footwear, and Hat Factory Fuzhou City 47 Kuai'an Road 1980 Also called Rujiang Forced Drug Abstinence RTL Longyan RTL Longyan Farm Longyan City Longmenkou Nanping RTL Nanping Xingguang Sodium Silicate Factory; Nanping Xingguang Aluminum Product Decoration Plant Nanping City 3 Jinfeng Road Provincial Juvenile RTL Fuzhou City Sept. 2003 Inmates 18 years old or younger Provincial Women's RTL Fuzhou Yanshan Clothing Factory; Fuzhou Yanshan Handicraft Plant Jin'an District, Fuzhou City 236 Qianheng Road Longyan RTL Longyan Farm Longyan City Longmenkou Quanzhou RTL Quanzhou No. 7 Plastics Fengze District, Quanzhou City Puren Beimenwai 1986 Sanming RTL Sanming Xinsheng Plant Sanming City Xiamen RTL Xiamen City Jiangtou Garden Zhangzhou Forced Drug Abstinence RTL 1997 Zhangzhou RTL Zhangzhou Xinxing Plastics Plant Zhangzhou City Shixia District 1987
Gansu province Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Provincial No. 1 RTL Lanzhou City Also called Lanzhou City Ping'antai RTL Provincial No. 2 RTL Anning District, Lanzhou City Beibinhe West Road 1991 Housed 2,000 detainees in 2003 Provincial No. 3 RTL Zhangye City Heshui County RTL Heshui County, Qingyang City
Guangdong province Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Cencun RTL Guangzhou City Dongsheng Mine Works Tianhe District, Guangzhou City Cencun, Wushan 1984 Chatou RTL Guangzhou Yuqing handicraft plant; previously Chatou Farm Baiyun District, Guangzhou City Chatou Island, Shijing Town 1986 Chatou Women's RTL Baiyun District, Guangzhou City Chatou Dongkeng RTL Guangzhou City Dongkeng Stone Mine Guangzhou City Dongkeng, Tonghe July 1982 Foshan RTL Foshan City 7 Laixiang Road, Shiwan Town Had over 2,000 detainees in 2001 Guangzhou No. 1 RTL Chini Stone Quarry Huadu District Hexi Village, Chini Town Also called Huadu Chini RTL Guangzhou No. 2 RTL Stone Mine Huadu District Buxi Village, Tanbu Town May 1974 Moved to present location in June 2002 Guangzhou No. 3 RTL Guangzhou Chini Cement Factory Huadu District Gangmeitou, Hengsha Village, Chini Town Hengshanguo RTL Sanshui District, Foshan City Huizhou Municipal RTL Huizhou City Huicheng District, Sandong Town Jiangmen RTL Jiangmen City southwest corner May 1982 Designated an RTL in February 1986 Meizhou RTL Meizhou City Meijiang District 1983 Moved outside the city in 1985 Municipal Juvenile RTL Guangzhou Baiyun District Municipal RTL for Drug Users Guangdong Baiyun District Provincial Juvenile RTL Provincial No. 2 RTL for Drug Users Unknown Provincial RTL for Drug Offenders Official became an RTL specifically for drug offenders in July 1995 Sanshui RTL Hengshengwo Farm; Sanshui Farm Sanshui County 3 kilometers east of Huangtang 1955 RTL for women Shanwei Municipal RTL Shanwei City, Lufeng District Beiyang Town March 2003 Construction began in 1999, but didn't accept inmates until 2003 Shenzhen No. 1 RTL Luohu District, Shenzhen City North Jinbi Road, Shangbu 1981 Shenzhen No. 2 RTL Shenzhen City Also called Longhuazhen RTL Tan'gang RTL Tan'gang Fire Hose Factory; Construction Materials Factory Guangzhou City Xingcha Road, Tan'gang, Chatou Yingde RTL Makou Farm Yingde County Makou Zengcheng RTL Zengcheng City 1950 Originally called Labu RTL. First RTL established in Guangdong. Capacity of 3,500. Zhongshan RTL Zhongshan City Dahuantang, Maling 1993 Didn't have any detainees until 1997 Zhuhai Municipal RTL Zhuhai City Oct 2003 Dongjing RTL Jieyang City
Guangxi province Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Autonomous Region No. 1 RTL Nanning City 8 Xi'an Road Autonomous Region No. 2 RTL Western suburb of Liuzhou City 1300 detainees as of June 2003 Autonomous Region No. 4 RTL Guilin City Autonomous Region No. 5 RTL Outskirts of Guilin City Guangxi No. 2 Drug Rehabilitation RTL Beihai City North-South Highway 2003 Guangxi Women's RTL Yongning County, Nanning City Jingji Zoulang Development District #40, Yudong Dadao Road Has female Falun Gong practitioners, according to 2007–2008 Laogai Handbook. Formerly known as Guangxi No.1 RTL Liuzhou RTL Xinxing Farm Liuzhou City 1951 Over 130,000 mu in area.
Guizhou province Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Anshun RTL Anshun City Anshun Juvenile RTL 2003 Bijie District RTL Bijie District Zhujiawan Fuquan RTL Fuquan Phosphate Fertilizer Plant Fuquan City, Qiannanzhou Longchang Town 1965 Guizhou Province Women's RTL Qingzhen City 26 June 1997 Huagong RTL Huagong Farm Unknown Moved in 2003 from Qinglong County to an unknown location. Qiandong Rehabilitation RTL Unknown Sanjiang RTL Sanjiang Farm Guiyang City As of May 2004, had over 2000 detainees, over half of whom were drug offenders. Zhongba RTL Zhongba Farm, Zhuhai Chili Electronic, Ltd. Qingzhen City Zunyi RTL Zunyi Brickyard Zunyi City Zunyi Rehabilitation RTL Unknown 1999 RTL for repeat drug offenders
Hainan Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Provincial No. 1 RTL Qiongshan Mailbox #66, Xindazhou Road Provincial No. 2 RTL Haikou City 1989 Also called Hainan Province Women's Drug Rehabilitation Center. Provincial No. 3 RTL Sanya City Also called Hainan Provincial Drug Rehabilitation RTL.
Hebei province Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Balizhuang RTL Baoding City 1995 Lianchi Street Baoding RTL Baoding RTL Printing Shop Baoding City Zhi'nong Road Chengde RTL Chengde City Handan RTL Handan City Mailbox 5 1985 Hebei Women's RTL Luquan Tongye Town, southwest of Xiliangxiang Village under construction as of 2008 Planned to hold 1500 detainees Kaiping RTL Xinsheng Fireproof Materials Plant Kaiping District, Tangshan City Number 27 Brickfield Also called Provincial No. 1 RTL Qinhuangdao RTL Shanhaiguan Machine Plant Shanhaiguan District, Qinhuangdao City Xuanyangdong Road Shijiazhuang RTL Zhenhua Porcelain Enamel Factory; Shijiazhuang City Xinsheng Shoe Manufacturer Shijiazhuang City 22 Beijiao Street Shijiazhuang Women's RTL Shijiazhuang City 8 South Gaoji Road, Zhaolingpu Tangshan RTL Lu'nan District, Tangshan City 35 Hehuakeng Road Also called Hehuakeng RTL Wanzhuang RTL Langfang City Xingtai RTL Xingtai City Zhangjiakou RTL Zhangjiaokou City
Heilongjiang province Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Changlinzi RTL Daowai District, Harbin City Tuanjie Town Daqing RTL Daqing City 54 No. 22 Lane, Jingyi Street Began holding Falun Gong detainees in 1999 Fularji RTL Fularji, Qiqihar Also spelled Fulaerji or Fula'erji Jixi RTL Jixi City Daodong Station Hegang RTL Hegang City Huayuan RTL Frozen sucker plant; Repair shop; Brickyard Harbin City Jixi RTL Jixi City Daodong Station Mudanjiang RTL Mudanjiang City Provincial RTL Taiping District, Harbin City 239 Xianfeng Road Qianjin RTL Harbin City Qiqihar RTL Qiqihar City October 2003 Formerly Qiqihar Shuanghe RTL and Fuyu RTL, combined in October 2003. According to 2007–2008 Laogai Handbook, has housed over 200 Falun Gong detainees and has conducted "brainwashing." Shuangyashan RTL Xinsheng Coal Mine Shuangyashan City 1974 Suihua RTL Xinglong Automobile Repair and Supply Plant; Brickyard Suihua District North Zhongzhi Road Tielu RTL Qiqihar City 385 Longhua Road Takes care of Harbin railways; is the only railway RTL in China Wanjia RTL Daoli District, Harbin City Xinnong Village 1984 Houses Falun Gong detainees, according to 2007–2008 Laogai Handbook Yichun RTL Cuiluan Forestry Center Yichun City Yimianpo RTL Shangzhi City Yong'an RTL Longwei Plastic Goods Factory Wangkui County, Suihua City Yuquan RTL Harbin City 1984
Henan province Name Enterprise name City/County/District Village/Town Established Notes Anyang RTL Longquan Farm Anyang City Baimiao RTL Tongyong Electric Control Plant; Zhengzhou Gerui Gas Automatic Fire Fighting Plant Zhengzhou City 62 Wenhua road Originally a "Labor Reform Detachment," became an RTL in the 1980s Haobi RTL Haobi City 1979 Huangheqiao RTL Luoyang City 1981 Held "many religious prisoners" in 1983 Jiaozuo RTL Jiaozuo City 1979 Kaifeng RTL Kaifeng City Leihe RTL Leihe City Luoyang RTL Chunhui Crane Factory Luoyang City Wugu Road 1979 Nanyang RTL Pushan Stone Quarry Nanyang City Pingdingshan RTL Pingdingshan City December 1986 Merger of Bailou RTL and Yaomeng RTL Provincial No. 1 RTL Zhengzhou City Provincial No. 2 RTL Xinhe Farm; Henan Ruyang Cast Stone Factory; Henan Ruyang Rock Wool Fiber Factory Ruyang County, Luoyang City Da'an Village (1 kilometer west) 1952 Provincial No. 3 RTL Baitiaohe Farm Suburbs of Xuchang City Near Bayi plant Also called Xuchang RTL Puyang RTL Puyang City 1985 Qiliyan RTL Zhengzhou Jinhua Abrasive Factory; Zhengzhou Jinhua Abrasive Factory Printing and Binding Subsidiary Factory Zhengzhou City Sanmenxia RTL Sanmenxia City Shangqiu RTL Shangqiu City Shibalihe Women's RTL Guancheng District, Zhengzhou City Shibalihe Town Also called Provincial No. 1 Women's RTL Shifo RTL Zhengzhou Zhongyuan General Hoisting Machinery Factory Zhengzhou City Xinxiang RTL Xinxiang City Xinyang RTL Xinyang RTL Plastic Bag Factory Xinyang City 1981
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