| ID | 175475 |
| Title Proper | As far apart as earth and sky |
| Other Title Information | a survey of Chinese and Cambodian construction workers in Sihanoukville |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Franceschini, Ivan |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Although much has been written about China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), so far little attention has been paid to how Chinese investment is affecting workers in BRI-targeted countries. To explore this dimension of global China, this paper examines the labor rights situation at Chinese-owned construction sites in Sihanoukville, a city on the Cambodian coast that in recent years has been described as embodying the worst excesses of Chinese foreign investment. Based on extensive interviews with Chinese and Cambodian workers, this paper argues that while Chinese-owned construction sites in Cambodia are grounded in a labor regime as exploitative as those in mainland China, workers’ agency in the former case is further undermined by their employers’ adoption of a policy of labor force dualism that draws boundaries between Chinese and Cambodian workers. |
| `In' analytical Note | Critical Asian Studies Vol. 52, No.4; Dec 2020: p.512-529 |
| Journal Source | Critical Asian Studies 2020-12 52, 4 |
| Key Words | Cambodia ; Labor Rights ; BRI ; Construction Workers ; Global China |