Exploitation and resistance: a comparative analysis of the Chinese cheap labour electronics and high-value added IT sectors.

Bieler, Andreas and Lee, Chun-Yi (2016) Exploitation and resistance: a comparative analysis of the Chinese cheap labour electronics and high-value added IT sectors. Globalizations . ISSN 1474-774X

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Abstract

This article compares the electronics sector in the area of Shenzhen, based on cheap labour assembling goods for export, with the IT sector in the area of Shanghai, relying on a more skilled workforce manufacturing high-value added goods. It is asked in what way these rather different locations within the global political economy condition the form and contents of resistance in these two sectors. The article concludes that industrial relations are more confrontational in the electronics sector with informal labour NGOs supporting workers in getting their individual and collective rights. The IT sector, in contrast, is characterised by consensual relationships. Informal labour NGOs concentrate on organising cultural activities for workers’ free time, performing a mediating role between employers and employees, supported by the government.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/800721
Keywords: Chinese form of state; Electronic sector; Informal labour NGOs; Pearl River Delta; Yangtze River Delta
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Politics and International Relations
Identification Number: 10.1080/14747731.2016.1204698
Depositing User: Eprints, Support
Date Deposited: 23 Jun 2016 13:07
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 18:01
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/34354

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