Chinese Migrant Workers and Employer Domination: Comparisons with Hong Kong and Vietnam (Series in Asian Labor and Welfare Policies)

Siu, Kaxton

ISBN 10: 9813291222 / ISBN 13: 9789813291225

Edité par Palgrave Macmillan, 2019

In. N° de réf. du vendeur ria9789813291225_new

Synopsis :

This book explores three major changes in the circumstances of the migrant working class in south China over the past three decades, from historical and comparative perspectives. It examines the rise of a male migrant working population in the export industries, a shift in material and social lives of migrant workers, and the emergence of a new non-coercive factory regime in the industries. By conducting on-site fieldwork regarding Hong Kong-invested garment factories in south China, Hong Kong and Vietnam, alongside factory-gate surveys in China and Vietnam, this book examines how and why the circumstances of workers in these localities are dissimilar even when under the same type of factory ownership. In analyzing workers' lives within and outside factories, and the expansion of global capitalism in East and Southeast Asia, the book contributes to research on production politics and everyday life practice, and an understanding of how global and local forces interact.

À propos de l?auteur:

Kaxton Siu is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. He researches on labor and migration in China, Vietnam, Japan and Hong Kong. He has published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Politics and Society, China Journal, Youth and Society, and British Journal of Social Work.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Chinese Migrant Workers and Employer ...
Éditeur : Palgrave Macmillan
Date d'édition : 2019
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : New