ABSTRACT
This paper presents findings from a study that has explored how the lived experience of everyday Chinese workers influenced their struggle to improve their working conditions. We argue that because the consciousness of everyday Chinese workers remains at an embryonic level, their ability to campaign and change their working conditions remains constrained. We inform this argument by engaging with Foucault’s power–knowledge framework (1980). The study draws on original interviews with n = 74 Chinese workers gathered across two phases of data collection conducted between 2011 and 2014.
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Elly Leung
Elly Leung is a PhD candidate and sessional tutor in Management and Organisations at the University of Western Australia. Elly teaches in areas related to employment relations.
Donella Caspersz
Donella Caspersz is a Lecturer in Management and Organisations at the University of Western Australia (UWA). Donella researches and teaches in areas related to the disciplines of both management and employment relations. Donella is a member of the editorial boards for the Journals Family Business Review and Journal of Small Business Management.