Globalization and Vulnerability of Chinese Migrant Workers in Italy

Empirical evidence on working conditions and their consequences

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12422271
AutoresBin Wu (0000-0002-7568-1993, autor de correspondencia), Jackie Sheehan
Año2010
Volumen20
Número68
Páginas135-152
Fecha de publicación2010-12-09
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10670564.2011.520852
OpenAlexW2016347865
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8

Compared with other ethnic groups, Chinese immigrants have a low profile and their voices, contributions, sufferings and needs are not widely recognised. This paper argues that the vulnerability of Chinese migrant workers is related to the poor working conditions in ethnic workplaces and the social isolation they experience, and that these two problems are interwoven. The data were obtained from an empirical survey involving 28 Chinese- and Italian-owned manufacturers in the textile, garment and leather sectors in the Veneto region of northern Italy, selected to enable comparisons to be made between conditions in Chinese-owned and Italian-owned businesses

Business · Demographic economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Ethnic group · Geography · Globalization · Immigration · Isolation (microbiology · Migrant workers · Political science · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy