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

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

China's economic success has been founded partly on relatively cheap labour, especially in export industries. 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 pat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chan, Chris King-chi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2010.
Series:China Policy Series
Subjects:
Labor > China.
Labor policy > China.
Industrial relations > China.
Strikes and lockouts > China.
Industrial relations
Labor
Labor policy
Strikes and lockouts
China
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Globalisation and Chinese migrant workers; 2 Labour conflict in Shenzhen: A historical review; 3 Community and shop floor culture: A prelude to workers' protest; 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 labour regime in China; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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