| ID | 159827 |
| Title Proper | Regular and agency workers |
| Other Title Information | attitudes and resistance in chinese auto joint ventures |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Chen, Yiu Por (Vincent) |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper focuses on agency workers in China's auto industry. Some scholars foresee that this new category of workers, particularly in the auto industry, will play a leading role in global labour resistance. In this context, we conducted a questionnaire survey of 483 regular and agency workers at five major auto joint ventures in China and compared their work conditions, job satisfaction and willingness to take collective actions. Based on these findings, we argue that these companies have good reasons to keep the gap in wages and in work conditions small. This, along with management practices inherited from the Maoist system, can mitigate workers' dissatisfaction and reduce their tendency to take militant actions. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Quarterly Vol. 233 ; Mar 2018: p. 85-110 |
| Journal Source | China Quarterly No 233 |
| Key Words | China ; Joint Ventures ; Auto Industry ; Agency Workers ; Precarious Labour |