British Sociological Association (2026)

BSA Annual Conference 2026 8-10 April 2026University of Manchester, UK Jenny CHAN; Zihao ZHANG Abstract:Masculinities and labor in China’s platform-based food delivery workPresentation Mode:OralStream:Work, Employment & Economic Life International Sociological Association (2025) Forum of Sociology 2025 The International Political Economy of Labor Migration: The Next Great Transformation? (2024) Date: July 18–20, 2024 Venue: University of Duisburg-Essen, GermanyContinue reading “British Sociological Association (2026)”

New Labour Regimes in Southeast Asia: Bringing Labour Back in Southeast Asian Studies

New Labour Regimes in Southeast Asia: Bringing Labour Back in Southeast Asian Studies International Conference, Penang, Malaysia 14-15 December 2023 This international conference will bring together experts, scholars, and policymakers to discuss the latest trends and developments in labour regimes in Southeast Asia. International Organising Committee Dr. Loïs BASTIDE (IRASEC ARI-NUS, Singapore) Pr. Michel-Pierre CHELINIContinue reading “New Labour Regimes in Southeast Asia: Bringing Labour Back in Southeast Asian Studies”

Electronics and Ecologies – Manufacturing, ARC ADM+S and NTU Singapore, 2023

The final instalment in our Electronics < > Ecologies series, MANUFACTURING brings together scholars in geography, media and labour studies to discuss the growth in electronics and chip manufacturing in East and South East Asia. While the offshoring of electronics manufacturing is not new, these locations are currently newsworthy as US-China tensions continue and manufacturingContinue reading “Electronics and Ecologies – Manufacturing, ARC ADM+S and NTU Singapore, 2023”

GoodElectronics (GE) and Asian Network for the Right of Occupational and Environmental Victims (ANROEV) Conference 2023

20-21 November 2023 Bogor, Indonesia Jenny Chan / labour politics in China Jenny Chan, a prominent academic and advocate for labour rights, will be speaking at the 2023 GoodElectronics and ANROEV annual meeting in Bogor, Indonesia. Check out her interview where she sheds light on the challenges faced by China’s emerging working class, mainly composed of youngContinue reading “GoodElectronics (GE) and Asian Network for the Right of Occupational and Environmental Victims (ANROEV) Conference 2023”

ISA World Congress 2023 (Melbourne, Australia)

RC44 Members Thanks to all who submitted potential sessions for the 2023 ISA Congress! The committee selected the following to move forward: If you would like to be considered for inclusion in one of these sessions (in-person or virtual), please submit your abstract via the confex portal (https://www.isa-sociology.org/en/conferences/world-congress/melbourne-2023/deadlines-2023). If you have any questions about aContinue reading “ISA World Congress 2023 (Melbourne, Australia)”

Dying for an iPhone – Outstanding Academic Titles 2022: China & Outstanding Academic Titles 2022: Work and Labor (CHOICE)

Chicago: Haymarket Books (2020); London: Pluto Press (2020); translated into Korean (Narumbooks, 2021) Outstanding Academic Titles 2022: China (CHOICE) BOOK AWARD—Dying for an iPhone—2022 Outstanding Academic Title In two categories Outstanding Academic Titles 2022: China (posted on January 25, 2023) https://www.choice360.org/choice-pick/outstanding-academic-titles-2022-china/ Outstanding Academic Titles 2022: Work and Labor (posted on June 16, 2023) https://www.choice360.org/choice-pick/outstanding-academic-titles-2022-work-and-labor/ CHOICE, a division ofContinue reading “Dying for an iPhone – Outstanding Academic Titles 2022: China & Outstanding Academic Titles 2022: Work and Labor (CHOICE)”

Asian Platform Labour Conference 2022

Asian Platform Labour Conference 2022 Date: 18-19 Aug 2022 Conference website (https://asianplatform2022.org/) Department of Social Development, National Pingtung University, Taiwan Fairwork Foundation, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford Digital Organisation and Society Research Centre, Royal Holloway, University of London Keynote Speaker: Jack Qiu, National University of Singapore Speakers and Participants (to be updated): Tat Chor Au-Yueng, LingnanContinue reading “Asian Platform Labour Conference 2022”

“Interdisciplinary Forum on Social Sciences and Digital Turn”, BNU-HKBU United International College, The People’s Republic of China

Dr Jenny Chan, Associate Professor of Sociology and Vice-President of the Research Committee on Labour Movements of the International Sociological Association, presents her paper entitled “Labor, Logistics and Technology: Informal Employment in China’s Parcel-Delivery Sector” on the session, “Gender and Migration under Digital Turn”, Interdisciplinary Forum on Social Sciences and Digital Turn. Jenny Chan is an associate professor ofContinue reading ““Interdisciplinary Forum on Social Sciences and Digital Turn”, BNU-HKBU United International College, The People’s Republic of China”

International Labor Day 2022, Online public event: 2 May 2022 Monday

-이야기 손님 : 제니 챈, 반올림 활동가 -일시 : 2022년 5월 2일(월) 오후 7시 (한국 시각) -장소 : 줌 온라인(신청자에게 링크 발송)  -참가 신청 https://bit.ly/dying_for_an_iphone -문의 : 010-4165-6235 -Speaker : Jenny Chan and a SHARPS activist -Date & time : Monday, May 02, 2022 at 7:00 PM (Korea Standard Time) -Venue : Zoom Online (applicants will be sent a link)  -Registration https://bit.ly/dying_for_an_iphone -Contact Us : +82)10-4165-6235,  sharps@hanmail.net —————————————————– 반도체노동자의 건강과 인권지킴이 ‘반올림’전화: 02-3496-5067Continue reading “International Labor Day 2022, Online public event: 2 May 2022 Monday”