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Worker Rights Issues

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As described in preceding chapters, there is no shortage of labor issues for labor activists or independent unions to pursue in mainland China. In this, the concluding chapter in Part II, we will describe the primary areas of concern involving worker rights and labor standards which have developed as China has experienced close to two decades of economic and labor reform efforts.

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(1997). Worker Rights Issues. In: Worker Rights and Labor Standards in Asia’s Four New Tigers. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-34649-6_6

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