ER in China

Employment relations in China

Hi everyone! This blog is about ER in china. After doing extensive research into the employment relations in China I have noted that there have been quite a few changes that have taken place and that China's ER is quite a unique system- firstly, only one union with communist party links is recognised in China the ACFTU, all other unions must accept the control and be affiliated with this union. Secondly, collective bargaining is quite rare particularly in the private sector. Thirdly, approximately half of the workforce in China is made up of agricultural workers. Finally, workers generally are employed under contract rather than for a lifetime.

So is China converging or diverging that is the question- well in my opinion I have mixed feelings. In one sense it can be argued that there is convergence towards labour flexibility in China due to international pressures, deregulation and increased privatisation however on the other hand they are diverging as the state is taking a lesser welfare role and decentralising collective bargaining. After reading this.... What do you think????

Thanks for reading

Lauren