Law and Fair Work in China

ISBN-13: 9780415674072 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 194 str.

Sean Cooney; Sarah Biddulph; Ying Zhu

Opis

This volume investigates how Chinese governments have used law, and other forms of regulation, to govern working conditions and combat labour disputes. Starting from the early years of the Republican period, the book traces the evolution of the law of work in modern China right up to the reforms of the present day.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Chinese fair work law from 1912 to 1978: creation and destruction 3. A second start: the re-creation of labour market and legal institutions from 1978 to 1994 4. The Labour Law of 1994: structuring modern Chinese work regulation 5. After the Labour Law: crisis and regulatory responses from 1994 to 2007 6. The Labour Contract Law of 2007: reforming contract to protect work standards? 7. Making reform work? Dispute resolution, labour inspection and firm behaviour since 2007 8. Conclusion: eight observations about fair work law in China

O autorze

Sean Cooney is an Associate Professor at the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Australia. Sarah Biddulph is Associate Professor and Reader in the Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne, Australia. Ying Zhu is a Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Asian Business, IGSB, University of South Australia.