What Sort of Collective Bargaining Is Emerging in China?

China is experiencing a rapid expansion of what is termed ‘collective bargaining’. The article draws on workplace and sectoral examples to assess what underlies this. Recent changes in labour policy are outlined. Four studies at establishment level describe the use of hybrid representation in respon...

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Published inBritish journal of industrial relations Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 214 - 236
Main Authors Lee, Chang-Hee, Brown, William, Wen, Xiaoyi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2016
Subjects
Activism
Collective bargaining
Decentralization
Decision making
Employers
Employment
Labor law
Labor unions
Reforms
Representation
State power
Studies
China
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Summary:China is experiencing a rapid expansion of what is termed ‘collective bargaining’. The article draws on workplace and sectoral examples to assess what underlies this. Recent changes in labour policy are outlined. Four studies at establishment level describe the use of hybrid representation in response to growing worker activism and internal union reform. Two studies of sectoral bargaining shed light on decentralized decision‐making on pay. Attention is drawn to the growth of employer organizations and increased articulation within the trade union. A form of collective bargaining is emerging where the union draws on state power to improve conditions of employment.
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ISSN:0007-1080
1467-8543
DOI:10.1111/bjir.12109