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Dockworkers’ resistance and union reform within China’s globalised seaport industry

Cao, Xuebing; Meng, Quan

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Quan Meng



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This study examines the prominent 2013 Yantian dock strike in China and analyses the main factors contributing to the dockers’ successful campaign. It finds that the dockers’ capacity to take strike action mainly derives from their bargaining power, including structural power such as workplace bargaining power and logistical power, and their institutional power such as workers’ sense of moral power. More importantly, the event shows that the extent of dockworkers’ resistance, workplace union reform, and employers’ response were shaped by the globalisation of production in China’s seaport industry and the transformation of political economy in East Asia.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 14, 2016
Publication Date Jul 7, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Globalizations
Print ISSN 1474-7731
Publisher Routledge
Volume 14
Issue 2
Pages 272-284
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2016.1203131
Keywords dockers, strike, union reform, China
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2016.1203131

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