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Trade Unions in China: The Dynamics of Labour Relations and State-ancillary Unionism in Transition (2023)
Book Chapter
Brown, W., & Cao, X. (2023). Trade Unions in China: The Dynamics of Labour Relations and State-ancillary Unionism in Transition. In Routledge Handbook of Chinese Business and Management. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429448935-13

This chapter reviews the background and organisation of Chinese trade unions, their role in worker participation, rights protection and mobilisation, and their relationships with employers and the state. The analysis in the chapter reiterates the ess... Read More about Trade Unions in China: The Dynamics of Labour Relations and State-ancillary Unionism in Transition.

SDG 8, Decent Work, and Post-Covid Recovery: Policy Implications, Challenges, and Opportunities in the UK (2022)
Book Chapter
Cao, X. (2022). SDG 8, Decent Work, and Post-Covid Recovery: Policy Implications, Challenges, and Opportunities in the UK. In SDGs in the European Region (1-26). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91261-1_67-1

Promoting decent work is at the heart of the United Nations’ eighth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which sets the access to decent work as an important priority for both employers and policy makers to improve social justice, develop sustainable... Read More about SDG 8, Decent Work, and Post-Covid Recovery: Policy Implications, Challenges, and Opportunities in the UK.

Decent Work in China (2020)
Book Chapter
Cao, X. (2020). Decent Work in China. In Decent Work and Economic Growth (1-11). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71058-7_97-1

Foreign Direct Investment and Decent Work in Sub-Saharan Africa (2020)
Book Chapter
Cao. (2020). Foreign Direct Investment and Decent Work in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Decent Work and Economic Growth. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71058-7_98-1

Dockworkers’ Resistance and Union Reform within China’s Globalised Seaport Industry (2017)
Book Chapter
Cao, X., & Meng, Q. (2017). Dockworkers’ Resistance and Union Reform within China’s Globalised Seaport Industry. In Chinese Labour in the Global Economy (13). Taylor and Francis

This study examines the prominent 2013 Yantian dock strike in China and analyses the main factors contributing to the dockers’ successful campaign. It finds that the dockers’ capacity to take strike action mainly derives from their bargaining power,... Read More about Dockworkers’ Resistance and Union Reform within China’s Globalised Seaport Industry.