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What future for Chinese labour and transnational solidarity?

Bieler, Andreas; Lee, Chun-Yi

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CHUN-YI LEE Chun-yi.Lee@nottingham.ac.uk
Associate Professor



Abstract

In this conclusion we argue that class struggle is central to the future of Chinese workers and the improvement of their situation. Technological upgrading in itself will not automatically result in better working conditions. Moreover, we point out that Chinese workers have a number of old and new sources of power to draw on. What is, however, most problematic in this respect is the role of the ACFTU, operating as an official mediator rather than an independent trade union, and the resulting lack of associational power. Hence, informal labour NGOs have an important role to play in supporting social justice for China’s workers.

Citation

Bieler, A., & Lee, C. (in press). What future for Chinese labour and transnational solidarity?. Globalizations, https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2016.1207933

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 29, 2016
Online Publication Date Aug 17, 2016
Deposit Date Jul 20, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Globalizations
Print ISSN 1474-7731
Electronic ISSN 1474-774X
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Not Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2016.1207933
Keywords ACFTU, Chinese workers, class struggle, informal labour NGOs, sources of power.
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/805307
Publisher URL http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14747731.2016.1207933
Additional Information This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Globalizations on 17 Aug 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/14747731.2016.1207933.

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