International Human Resource Study of China
The following paper summarizes each of the research articles that was compiled and examined throughout the term. Research on the topics of labor relations, staffing, training, compensation, benefits, and performance management in China is examined. This research findings are then integrated with the information from the global villager’s handout. Missing information that is critical for effective human resource policy and practice development is identified and the importance of this missing information is analyzed. Based on the information, policies and practices for an MNE operating in China are recommended, as well as an explanation of why these policies or practices should be implemented.
The article, “The Dynamics and Dilemma of Workplace Trade Union Reform in China: The Case of the Honda Workers’ Strike”, took an in-depth look at the Chinese Honda workers’ strike in Foshan. This case study gathered facts by interviewing 40 Chinese Honda workers. The authors, King-Chi Chan and Sio-leng Hui, explain how the Chinese migrant workers of today’s generation are well-educated and more aware of their rights as workers. This new generation of workers have put pressure on the All-China Federation of Trade Union (ACFTU) to take trade unionism’s promotion and foundation in the workplace more seriously. However, there are barriers to unionism in the Chinese workplace. Such barriers include lack of external support from local trade unions at the district and town level. These trade unions are intended to provide support to workers under China’s Trade Union Law, however they fail to uphold their legal responsibilities. Another barrier to unionism is the party-state’s opposition to independent labor organizing (King-Chin Chan & Sio-leng Hui). This has forced the higher trade union federation to step in and take more control of workplace trade union reform and promote state-led wage bargaining (King-Chin Chan & Sio-leng Hui).
The ACFTU is not generally
The article, “The Dynamics and Dilemma of Workplace Trade Union Reform in China: The Case of the Honda Workers’ Strike”, took an in-depth look at the Chinese Honda workers’ strike in Foshan. This case study gathered facts by interviewing 40 Chinese Honda workers. The authors, King-Chi Chan and Sio-leng Hui, explain how the Chinese migrant workers of today’s generation are well-educated and more aware of their rights as workers. This new generation of workers have put pressure on the All-China Federation of Trade Union (ACFTU) to take trade unionism’s promotion and foundation in the workplace more seriously. However, there are barriers to unionism in the Chinese workplace. Such barriers include lack of external support from local trade unions at the district and town level. These trade unions are intended to provide support to workers under China’s Trade Union Law, however they fail to uphold their legal responsibilities. Another barrier to unionism is the party-state’s opposition to independent labor organizing (King-Chin Chan & Sio-leng Hui). This has forced the higher trade union federation to step in and take more control of workplace trade union reform and promote state-led wage bargaining (King-Chin Chan & Sio-leng Hui).
The ACFTU is not generally
References: Kelsey Roche May 14, 2013