The Collective Resistance of China’s Industrial Workers

Chan, Jenny

doi:10.1007/978-981-10-7883-5_6

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“…In contemporary Chinese development, both government initiatives and workers' demands have expanded employment and workplace rights, although many of those rights remain aspirational and go unenforced (Chan, ; Chan & Selden, ; Gallagher, ; Hui, ). President Xi reiterated in a October 2018 meeting with the new union leadership in Beijing: “Trade unions should adhere to the employee‐centered working approach; focus on the most pressing, most immediate issues that concern the employees the most; and fulfill the obligation of safeguarding workers' rights and interests and sincerely serving workers and the people” ( Xinhua, ).…”

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State and labor in China, 1978-2018

Chan

2019

Journal of Labor and Society

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China's reintegration into global capitalism has greatly transformed migration patterns and labor relations since the late 1970s. This article focuses on worker activism in this transformation. It shows that the dynamic interactions between worker mobilization and government reaction have continued to shape the forms and outcomes of labor contention. Aggrieved workers have used legal and extralegal strategies to defend their rights and interests. In response, from the early 2000s, the leadership has sought to preserve social stability by raising minimum wages, extending social insurance coverage, and expanding access to grievance redress. But freedom of association remains severely restricted. Labor nongovernmental organizations and more recently a new generation of left‐wing university students have attempted to fill the representation gap to support workers in struggle. State and labor relations remain contentious in Chinese development.

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confidence: 99%