Live Breaking News & Updates on வேலை வர்க்கம் வரலாறு

Stay updated with breaking news from வேலை வர்க்கம் வரலாறு. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Trade unionism and the welfare of rural-urban migrant workers in China


Richard Freeman, Xiaoying Li
The growth of insecure or precarious work has been well-documented, and the OECD notes that “the rights and protections of vulnerable workers falling outside the traditional remit of labour law and social protection should be strengthened” (OECD 2019: 15). Some commentators also note that trade unions play a useful role in reducing worker exploitation and counteracting the monopoly power of the firm (McNicholas et al. 2020).
While examples of precarious work can be found all over the globe, a particularly interesting example is provided by Chinese rural-urban migrants. Over the past few decades, China’s rapid industrialisation has been accompanied by mass migration as workers move from rural areas to cities in search of better pay. But in this large-scale rural-urban migration, the rights of migrants have not kept pace with those of urban workers. Migrants have been essentially treated as guest workers with few rights and limited access t ....

New York , United States , United Kingdom , Australian Capital Territory , Cambridge University , International Journal Of Manpower , Migration Survey Rumi , Economic Policy Institute , International Labor , Journal Of Labor Research , Chinese Communist Party , Chinese Enterprises , Global Labour University , Cambridge University Press , Fox Con , Class Organization , International Labour , Enterprises Liu , China Federation Of Trade Unions , Labour Contract Law , All China Federation , Trade Unions , Rural Urban Migration Survey , Labour Law , Labor Research , Rural Urban Migrant Workers ,