Chinese Labour · Shifting Dynamics of Chinese Labour in a Global Perspective
„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“
- Период
- 2015-12-15 → 2018-12-14
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 250 519 €
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- 2
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- MSCA-IF-GF
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Накратко на български
Динамиката на китайския трудов активизъм и промяната в начина, по който работниците възприемат правата си, са в центъра на анализа. Това помага да се разбере как тези процеси влияят върху трудовите стандарти в целия свят и бъдещето на Китай като „световна фабрика“.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Резултати накратко
Shifting Dynamics of Chinese Labour in a Global Perspective
With the financial crisis increasing the pressure on labour conditions in Europe, and with the European national economies constantly subject to the vagaries of an uncertain Chinese growth, the predicament of Chinese workers has ceased to be of interest only to China specialists and public debates on labour relations in China have assumed a particular urgency worldwide. Western fears of a loss of employment to China are often connected to a perceived low labour cost and a repressive labour regime in China. For this reason the recent growth of labour activism and the talks of ‘rights awakening’ among Chinese workers have attracted the attention of commentators and academics alike. The largely anecdotal evidence used to support this argument has become a central facet of debates about Chinese labour, both inside and outside the country. Harder questions should follow: how do Chinese workers perceive their rights? What is the local and global significance of such a generational shift, and how is it affected by a changing regulatory environment as well as by global economic conditions? How big and how significant a role do Chinese state and its agents play in shaping this perception? And, more important, how will these shifting dynamics of Chinese labour activism affect the future of China as a “world factory”? In such a context, this project analysed the shifting dynamics of Chinese labour activism and how these are affecting labour standards at a global level.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
With the financial crisis stepping up the pressure on labour regimes around Europe, and with the European national economies increasingly subject to the vagaries of an uncertain Chinese growth, questions traditionally of interest only to Chinese labour specialists and rights advocates are taking a whole new dimension. Chinese labour issues have ceased to be local matters and have assumed a particular urgency, entering much of the political rhetoric of the European countries. Such diffused presence of Chinese labour in the European imaginary raises many questions and requires a thorough investigation. In particular, in the past few years, much has been written about a “rights awakening” allegedly undergoing among internal migrant workers in China. But how do Chinese workers perceive their rights? What role do Chinese state and non-state actors play in shaping this perception? And, more important, how will these shifting dynamics of Chinese labour activism affect the future of China as a “world factory”? Research that answers these questions is still scarce. The purpose of this study is threefold: a) analyse the expectations of Chinese migrant workers toward work hours and salaries, on the background of the minimum standards mandated by the current labour legislation; b) deconstruct the role played by different actors in shaping these expectation, with a particular attention to the role of the central and local state, the union, civil society organizations and foreign enterprises; c) address the implications of the rising expectations of the Chinese workers for EU investments in China and for the future of the country as a “world factory”. This research will not only give a meaningful contribution to the academic debate, but will also provide European policy-makers, companies, trade unions and labour NGOs with much needed knowledge on how to address Chinese labour issues in this new phase of the globalization process.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
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Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз