The Challenge of Labour in China: Strikes and the Changing Labour Regime in Global Factories

ISBN-13: 9780415625456 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 216 str.

Chris King-Chi Chan

Opis

China's economic success has been founded partly on relatively cheap labour. 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, exploring how the pattern of labour conflict has changed over time.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Globalisation and Chinese Migrant Workers  2. Labour Conflict in Shen Zhen: a Historical Review  3. Community and Shop Floor Culture: a Prelude to Workers' Protests  4. Strikes and Changing Power Relations in the Workplace  5. Workplace Conflict, Legal Institution, and Labour Regime  6. International Civil Society, Chinese Trade Unionism, and Workplace Representation  7. Conclusion: Workers' Struggle and the Changing Regime in China

O autorze

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.