THE continued deepening of thereform of Chinese State-ownedenterprises has caused a large number oflaid-off workers.How to deal with them isan entirely new subject for the State,society and the work unit and it is apr...THE continued deepening of thereform of Chinese State-ownedenterprises has caused a large number oflaid-off workers.How to deal with them isan entirely new subject for the State,society and the work unit and it is aproblem that is not going to just disappear.Though there are a number of policies展开更多
IN 1984 the State Council granted 14 coastal areas privileged economic policies. As a result, the Tianjin Economic Development Area (TEDA) has risen from an area of mere saline-alkali soil to a modern iudustrial block...IN 1984 the State Council granted 14 coastal areas privileged economic policies. As a result, the Tianjin Economic Development Area (TEDA) has risen from an area of mere saline-alkali soil to a modern iudustrial block dotted with high-rise buildings. Covering an area of 30 square Kilometers TEDA has proven itself top among China’s economic展开更多
WITH the deepening of economic reform, an increasingly large surplus labor force is transforming urban areas. They are flocking to areas such as Guangdong Province, which has attracted the highest number of rural migr...WITH the deepening of economic reform, an increasingly large surplus labor force is transforming urban areas. They are flocking to areas such as Guangdong Province, which has attracted the highest number of rural migrant workers in the country. In the first six months of 1996, its registered migrant labor force from other provinces reached 5.4 million; in Zhongshan City alone, it numbers more than 400,000, among whom 240,000 are women.展开更多
AT the 12th National Congress of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions(ACFTU) held in 1988 a large number of women deputies put forward the proposal that women workers commissions be established in trade unions to ...AT the 12th National Congress of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions(ACFTU) held in 1988 a large number of women deputies put forward the proposal that women workers commissions be established in trade unions to strengthen the role of female workers in展开更多
WHEN the market economy took the place of the planned economy, Chinese society entered a stage of transformation. This transformation brought about the reform of the labor management system. And with it, the contradic...WHEN the market economy took the place of the planned economy, Chinese society entered a stage of transformation. This transformation brought about the reform of the labor management system. And with it, the contradiction hidden within the old mode of "full employment for women" was exposed. Market competition is doomed to be a competition of talent. A considerable number of women factory workers who can’t adapt to a competitive workforce have been sifted out. These women who had immersed themselves in their jobs for many years and had gotten used to connecting their individual lives with the destiny of the enterprise couldn’t accept this reality. Chinese women have made tremendous efforts to leave their homes in favor of working in factories;展开更多
Drawing on Michael Burawoy＇s theory of production regimes, this study analyzes the labor process of women migrant workers in the service industry from the gender perspective and examines the internal divisions among ...Drawing on Michael Burawoy＇s theory of production regimes, this study analyzes the labor process of women migrant workers in the service industry from the gender perspective and examines the internal divisions among women workers in the same restaurant. External socio-cultural identity plays a key role in the workplace behavior of these women workers. He Ji Restaurant management employs the traditional gender constructions of women＇s ages and the resultant differences in their family roles and social responsibilities to apply different control strategies. These strategies are recognized and echoed by the workers themselves, whence the despotism regime of ＂older sisters＂ and hegemony regime of ＂younger sisters.＂ Keywords： women migrant workers, labor process, service industry展开更多
文摘THE continued deepening of thereform of Chinese State-ownedenterprises has caused a large number oflaid-off workers.How to deal with them isan entirely new subject for the State,society and the work unit and it is aproblem that is not going to just disappear.Though there are a number of policies
文摘IN 1984 the State Council granted 14 coastal areas privileged economic policies. As a result, the Tianjin Economic Development Area (TEDA) has risen from an area of mere saline-alkali soil to a modern iudustrial block dotted with high-rise buildings. Covering an area of 30 square Kilometers TEDA has proven itself top among China’s economic
文摘WITH the deepening of economic reform, an increasingly large surplus labor force is transforming urban areas. They are flocking to areas such as Guangdong Province, which has attracted the highest number of rural migrant workers in the country. In the first six months of 1996, its registered migrant labor force from other provinces reached 5.4 million; in Zhongshan City alone, it numbers more than 400,000, among whom 240,000 are women.
文摘AT the 12th National Congress of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions(ACFTU) held in 1988 a large number of women deputies put forward the proposal that women workers commissions be established in trade unions to strengthen the role of female workers in
文摘WHEN the market economy took the place of the planned economy, Chinese society entered a stage of transformation. This transformation brought about the reform of the labor management system. And with it, the contradiction hidden within the old mode of "full employment for women" was exposed. Market competition is doomed to be a competition of talent. A considerable number of women factory workers who can’t adapt to a competitive workforce have been sifted out. These women who had immersed themselves in their jobs for many years and had gotten used to connecting their individual lives with the destiny of the enterprise couldn’t accept this reality. Chinese women have made tremendous efforts to leave their homes in favor of working in factories;
文摘Drawing on Michael Burawoy＇s theory of production regimes, this study analyzes the labor process of women migrant workers in the service industry from the gender perspective and examines the internal divisions among women workers in the same restaurant. External socio-cultural identity plays a key role in the workplace behavior of these women workers. He Ji Restaurant management employs the traditional gender constructions of women＇s ages and the resultant differences in their family roles and social responsibilities to apply different control strategies. These strategies are recognized and echoed by the workers themselves, whence the despotism regime of ＂older sisters＂ and hegemony regime of ＂younger sisters.＂ Keywords： women migrant workers, labor process, service industry
