China's economic reform has brought waves of labor disputes between workers and
management over a wide range of issues, from job contracts, wages, benefits, pensions and …

The market-driven economic transformation in China has made the rule of law increasingly
important in labor relations. In the past three decades, the state has actively legislated on …

[Since the implementation of market reforms in China, trade unions face new challenges in
creating a meaningful role for themselves. This article evaluates the capacity of trade unions …

With the dramatic upsurge in labour unrest in China, there has been renewed official interest
in promoting collective contracts as a mechanism for negotiation of workers' interest based …

This article examines some of the factors contributing to the widespread compliance failures
experienced by Chinese labour law. It focuses on the nature of the legal rules and the …

Can authoritarian regimes use democratic institutions to strengthen and solidify their rule?
The Chinese government has legislated some of the most protective workplace laws in the …

China's new labour law is a significant reform that offers workers greater employment
security and income protection. It is a product of both unprecedented industrial unrest as …

This paper explores changing industrial relations in China by reviewing the existing
literature and analysing a recent industrial relations survey conducted by the Shanghai …

Observers paint a variegated picture of Chinese trade unions. Most foreign observers are
deeply skeptical that the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) can play a …

The United States stands virtually alone in the world to the extent which the concept of"
industrial democracy" is tied to the institutions of collective bargaining. The exclusion of …