Use and Abuse of Chinese Workers Recruited for Belt and Road Projects Abroad
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21409733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Manfred Elfstrom (0000-0002-5588-8778, University of British Columbia), Anita Chan (0009-0002-3187-3560, Australian Centre on China in the World, Australian National University) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-23 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2336 • E-ISSN: 1752-7554 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00472336.2026.2686201 |
| OpenAlex | W7165522299 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 43 |
China · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Belt and Road Initiative · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · International Student and Expatriate Challenges
The Belt Road and Beyond
Global China as Method
The Belt and Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative
Workforce Localization among Chinese State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Ghana
Building legitimacy? The role of Chinese contract workers in foreign regimes’ political strategies
Money talks
From formal- to informal-sector employment
Workplace regimes in Sino-Mozambican construction projects
Following the state-owned enterprises
The Belt and Road Initiative and China’s Hegemony in Africa
China’s 2008 Labor Contract Law
China-Africa Encounter and Worker Resistance
Theorizing China-world integration
The compound labor regime of Chinese construction projects in Ethiopia
As far apart as earth and sky
The Limits of Socialist Mercantilism
Labor Unrest in Chinese-Invested Enterprises in Turkey
Going Out or Opting Out? Capital, Political Vulnerability, and the State in China's Outward Investment
A profile of the operations of Chinese multinationals in Africa
Negotiating Work
Flexible sovereignty and contested legality
Disquieting ambivalence of mega-infrastructures
The Sino-centric Capital Export Regime
Regulating labour dispatch in China
Does China have an apartheid pass system
Chinese Workers in Ethiopia Caught between Remaining and Returning
Putting transnational labour process in its place
Bulldozer or Locomotive? The Impact of Chinese Enterprises on the Local Employment in Angola and the DRC
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| Highly cited | No |
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