کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1046731 945104 2007 21 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Individual rights and collective rights: Labor's predicament in China
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی علوم اجتماعی توسعه
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Individual rights and collective rights: Labor's predicament in China
چکیده انگلیسی

Despite the government's active legislation to protect workers, labor rights still remain widely ignored and poorly enforced in China. Structural constrains, such as the state's development strategy biased on efficiency over equity, tight labor markets, and the lack of an effective safety net, cannot fully explain why Chinese workers have had so little impact on the environment in which they work and the violations of their rights often occur. Using Marshall's theory of citizenship rights, this article explores the structure of China's labor rights for an explanation. It argues that while Chinese labor legislation stipulates workers' individual rights regarding contracts, wages, working conditions, pensions, and so on, it fails to provide them with collective rights, namely the rights to organize, to strike, and to bargain collectively in a meaningful sense. The lack of collective rights is one of the major factors that render workers' individual rights vulnerable, hollow, unenforceable, or often disregarded. Labor legislation that enables workers to act collectively is crucial for safeguarding their individual rights.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Communist and Post-Communist Studies - Volume 40, Issue 1, March 2007, Pages 59–79
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