Jenny Chan, associate professor of sociology at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, added that tech companies were “looking for young, unmarried talents who have time flexibility in megacities, while letting go of the older and ‘less competitive’ ones”. “Conflicts between work and household are acute for those with families,” she said. Interviewed by Ryan McMorrow andContinue reading “Jenny Chan interviewed on Chinese tech staff, labor and management (24 June 2024, The Financial Times)”
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Jenny Chan interviewed by Mengjie Cai for ABC News (25 Mar 2024)
China is considering making bosses pay workers for ‘invisible’ overtime, but is it a feasible solution? ‘996’ work culture Jenny Chan, an associate professor in sociology at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said it was critical to look at how any laws aimed at tackling invisible overtime could be enforced and implemented. “Labour laws stateContinue reading “Jenny Chan interviewed by Mengjie Cai for ABC News (25 Mar 2024)”
Mark Selden: interview on Apple, China and the US (9 Mar 2024)
9 March 2024 Suicides, excessive overtime, and hostility and violence on the factory floor in China. Drawing on vivid testimonies from rural migrant workers, student interns, managers and trade union staff, Dying for an iPhone is a devastating expose allowing us to assess the impact of global capitalism’s deepening crisis on workers. Interview with co-author Mark Selden. MarkContinue reading “Mark Selden: interview on Apple, China and the US (9 Mar 2024)”
Jenny Chan interviewed by Emily Feng for NPR (18 Jan 2024)
They flocked to build China’s cities. Now builders are aging with little retirement By Emily Feng NPR 18 Jan 2024 https://www.npr.org/2024/01/18/1220819373/china-economy-aging-construction-workers However, many workers never had formal employment, or they worked for subcontractors who simply ignored their legal obligations to pay social insurance for employees. “This kind of very complicated or indirect form of employmentContinue reading “Jenny Chan interviewed by Emily Feng for NPR (18 Jan 2024)”
Combien de suicides faudra-t-il encore pour fabriquer un iPhone?
7 March 2024 Suicides, heures supplémentaires à n’en plus finir, hostilité et violence dans les usines en Chine. S’appuyant sur des témoignages de travailleurs migrants, d’étudiants en stages, de cadres et de syndicalistes, Dying for an iPhone est un exposé terrifiant permettant de mesurer combien le capitalisme peut encore aujourd’hui contribuer à la dégradations des conditions deContinue reading “Combien de suicides faudra-t-il encore pour fabriquer un iPhone?”
Jenny Chan interviewed by Dia Rekhi for The Economic Times
“In-depth | India’s Electronic Ambitions Ride on Young Female Employees” 24 Dec 2023 by Dia Rekhi The Economic Times / tech Link to full content: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com//tech/technology/in-depth-indias-lofty-electronics-manufacturing-ambitions-rides-heavily-on-young-women/articleshow/106237268.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst As India tries to pip China and countries like Vietnam to be the destination of choice for large electronics manufacturing firms, experts warn of certain patterns that India should notContinue reading “Jenny Chan interviewed by Dia Rekhi for The Economic Times”
Jenny Chan interviewed for Bloomberg News on youth employment (4 Dec 2023)
China Youths Swap City Dreams for Country Living as Jobs Crisis Mounts 4 Dec 2023 Bloomberg News Full content link : https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-03/china-youths-swap-city-dreams-for-country-living-as-jobs-crisis-mounts?srnd=premium-asia Funneling graduates away from cities where technological innovations are developed risks further undermining growth, while slowing urbanization would reduce demand for new homes, a major contributor to the economy. Some see Xi’s ruralContinue reading “Jenny Chan interviewed for Bloomberg News on youth employment (4 Dec 2023)”
Jenny Chan interviewed for Rest of World (28 Nov 2023)
“Inside Foxconn’s Struggle to Make iPhones in India,” by Viola Zhou and Nilesh Christopher Rest of World 28 Nov 2023 Link to content : https://restofworld.org/2023/foxconn-india-iphone-factory/ When electronics manufacturing took off in China in the 1980s, rural women who had just begun moving to the cities made up the majority of the factory workforce. They didn’tContinue reading “Jenny Chan interviewed for Rest of World (28 Nov 2023)”
Jenny Chan is interviewed with The Independent (by ADAM LUCK, 19 Nov 2023)
“Meet the Tech Billionaire Whose Foray into Politics is Stoking Anger in China” 19 Nov 2023 The Independent by ADAM LUCK … Foxconn expert Jenny Chan, a professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said: “If Gou is elected then there will be uncertainty. Xi wants to influence the outcome in the Taiwanese elections and IContinue reading “Jenny Chan is interviewed with The Independent (by ADAM LUCK, 19 Nov 2023)”
Jenny Chan interviewed in The Wire China
Jenny Chan, Associate Professor of Sociology at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, was interviewed by Aaron Mc Nicholas for The Wire China. Foxconn Under Fire The Chinese authorities are probing the iPhone assembler as its founder Terry Gou’s political ambitions grow 12 Nov 2023 PDF Foxconn entered mainland China in 1988 when it set up aContinue reading “Jenny Chan interviewed in The Wire China “
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