The challenge of labour in China : strikes and the changing labour regime in global factories / Chris King-chi Chan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chan, Chris King-chi, author.

Series:

China policy series ; 16.

China policy series ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Labor--China.

Labor.

Labor policy--China.

Labor policy.

Industrial relations--China.

Industrial relations.

Strikes and lockouts--China.

Strikes and lockouts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-95756-1

1-136-95757-X

1-282-65633-3

9786612656330

0-203-84975-2

9780203849750

OCLC:

646788160