Chris King-Chi Chan

The Challenge of Labour in China

Strikes and the Changing Labour Regime in Global Factories

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China's economic success has been founded partly on relatively cheap labour, especially in the export industries. In recent years, however, there has been growing concern about wages and labour standards in China. This book examines how wages are bargained, fought over and determined in China, by exploring how the pattern of labour conflict has changed over time since the 1970s. It focuses in particular on the city of Shenzhen where labour conflict and workers' protests have been especially prevalent. This book includes a detailed account of the transformation of labour relations and labour policy in China more broadly during 2004 to 2009, a… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-136-95756-7
EAN: 9781136957567
Produktnummer: 18394225
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 216 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 718 KB
Abbildungen: 1 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 1 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 7 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

Chris King-Chi Chan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Social Science at the City University of Hong Kong, and is an active member of labour NGOs in Hong Kong and on mainland China. He gained his PhD at the University of Warwick, UK, and previously worked as a trade union organiser in Hong Kong.