China China’s New Labour Politics October 20, 2016 0 Written by Mark Selden and Jenny Chan. By some measures China surpassed the United States in 2014 to become the world’s largest economy. It did so…
China What happens when migrant workers suffer injury? October 19, 2016 0 Written by Li Sun. In 2010, China became the world’s second largest economy. As the “world’s factory,” China can be regarded as a nation with a…
China What do Labour NGOs in China do? October 17, 2016 1 Written by Tim Pringle. On 27 September 2016, disturbing television footage of three labour activists was beamed across China. Zeng Feiyang, Zhu Xiaomei and Tang Huanxing…
China Hukou Reform and China’s Migrant Workers. October 10, 2016 2 Written by Cara Wallis. One distinguishing characteristic of life for Chinese citizens has been China’s long-antiquated hukou, or household registration system, which for decades classified…
China-Italy Global labour regimes and local policies: the Chinese-run fast fashion industry in Prato, Italy. October 20, 2015 0 Written by Antonella Ceccagno. With much fanfare, the first results of an ongoing three-year project concerning the legalisation of productive activities are now being presented in…
China The Health of the ‘Left-behind Parents’ October 13, 2015 0 Written by Zhong ZHAO. Statistics in 2012 showed that 194 million Chinese were 60 years old and over, accounting for 14.3% of the total Chinese population. Of…
China Self-employment Activity and Ascension to Urban Citizenship for Rural-to-Urban Migrant Workers in China October 12, 2015 1 Written by Guangjie Ning. By 2013, the total number of rural migrant workers reached 160 million (National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), 2014). However,…
China Uncertain Encounters: African Migrant Entrepreneurs and Chinese Manufacturers October 7, 2015 0 Written by Nellie Chu. In Guangzhou the arrival of transnational migrant entrepreneurs from countries across Africa has captured the attention of a growing number of…
China China’s migrant worker crisis and the children who are left behind July 16, 2015 1 Written by Samantha Hoffman. China was recently rocked by the suicides of four siblings, aged five to 13, in Cizhu Village, Bijie city, Guizhou province.…
Culture and Society Left-behind children: Who to blame? July 13, 2015 0 Written by Xiaogang Wu. A tragedy took place in June 2015 in the countryside of Guizhou Province, China. A local family of four brothers and sisters…
