The Developing Role of Unions in China's Foreign-Invested Enterprises

• Autores: Andy W. Chan, Ed Snape, Michelle S. Lu, Yujuan Zhai
• Localización: British journal of industrial relations, ISSN 0007-1080, Vol. 55, Nº. 3, 2017, págs. 602-625
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article evaluates the development of Chinese enterprise unions, drawing on case-study evidence from foreign-invested enterprises in the Pearl River Delta. Findings suggest that it was difficult for such employers to resist the establishment of an enterprise union. However, they generally sought to co-opt the union to meet organizational needs. Management strategy was critical in shaping the union's role, and our evidence suggests that this was influenced by factors such as home-country policies, the expectations of overseas customers, management ideology and pressures from the ACFTU and the Party-State to comply with the requirement for a union. The implications for the role of unions are evaluated.