China’s proposed rules aim to improve pay, rest and working conditions for tens of millions of gig workers, but analysts warn that financial pressures, differing work arrangements and enforcement challenges could limit their impact. CNA Melody Chan 19 Oct 2026 Jenny Chan, an associate professor of sociology at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said workers needContinue reading “No easy gig: China’s push to better protect platform workers faces hurdles (CNA, Melody Chan, 19 Oct 2026)”
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2026 World’s top 2% scientists
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has achieved outstanding results in the latest list of the World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientists 2026, compiled by Stanford University. Notably, 274 scholars were included based on their career-long citation impact. Together with the scholars named for their single-year citation impact, a total of 481 PolyU scholars have beenContinue reading “2026 World’s top 2% scientists”
2025 World’s top 2% Scientists
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Faculty of Health and Social Sciences (FHSS) has 32 scholars ranked among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in the 2025 metrics compiled by Stanford University. The World’s Top 2% Most-cited Scientists is compiled by Stanford University based on composite indicators of publication impact. It covers 22 subject fields andContinue reading “2025 World’s top 2% Scientists”
John Gittings
A graduate in Oriental Studies from Oxford University, John Gittings worked previously at Chatham House, the Universidad de Chile, the Far Eastern Economic Review (Hong Kong), the London School of Economics, and the Polytechnic of Central London (now University of Westminster). His first connection with SOAS was learning Chinese on an RAF course in 1957-58.Continue reading “John Gittings”
Chinese migrant workers return home as urban jobs grow scarcer (William Langley, FT, 19 April 2026)
… Beijing does not publish annual data on how many have been returning to their home provinces, but analysts believe the trend has accelerated recently. … Jenny Chan of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University said many workers, particularly older ones, were being caught out by the upgrading of Chinese industries, which require new skills, andContinue reading “Chinese migrant workers return home as urban jobs grow scarcer (William Langley, FT, 19 April 2026)”
GoodElectronics (GE) and Asian Network for the Right of Occupational and Environmental Victims (ANROEV) Conference 2023 (Bogor, Indonesia)
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 (Bogor, Indonesia)”
