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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)”

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)”