A new beginning
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2016
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Australian National University. Australian Centre on China in the World
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Canberra, ACT : Australian Centre on China in the World, The Australian National University
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With this first issue, we are pleased to announce the launch of Made in China, a quarterly on Chinese labour, civil society, and rights. This project stems from our
previous experiences as editors of a newsletter on Chinese labour funded by the Italian Trade Union Institute for Development Cooperation (Ivan Franceschini) and co-editor of the website China Labour News Translations (Kevin Lin).
In the last few years, the Chinese labour movement has witnessed significant developments, not only with the occurrence of some of the largest strikes in decades but also the emergence of grave challenges for workers and activists. As researchers of Chinese labour, we believe
that this calls for more serious analysis from both scholars and practitioners,
as well for a critical engagement with a broader international audience interested
in forging international solidarity.
It is with these aims in mind—and thanks to the support of the Australian Centre on
China in the World, ANU, and the European Union Horizon 2020 Programme—
that we are now starting this new venture.
In this first issue, you will find summaries
of recent events that have taken place
in China, as well as a series of columns on
specific topics, such as the recent wave of
protests in the Chinese state sector and
the expected impact of the Trans-Pacific
Partnership on labour rights. We devote
the core of the first issue to the plight of
Chinese labour NGOs, contextualising it
through a debate between three promi-With this first issue, we are pleased to
announce the launch of Made in China, a
quarterly on Chinese labour, civil society,
and rights. This project stems from our
previous experiences as editors of a newsletter
on Chinese labour funded by the
Italian Trade Union Institute for Development
Cooperation (Ivan Franceschini)
and co-editor of the website China Labour
News Translations (Kevin Lin).
In the last few years, the Chinese labour
movement has witnessed significant
developments, not only with the occurrence
of some of the largest strikes in
decades but also the emergence of grave
challenges for workers and activists. As
researchers of Chinese labour, we believe
that this calls for more serious analysis
from both scholars and practitioners,
as well for a critical engagement with a
broader international audience interested
in forging international solidarity.
It is with these aims in mind—and thanks
to the support of the Australian Centre on
China in the World, ANU, and the European
Union Horizon 2020 Programme—
that we are now starting this new venture.
In this first issue, you will find summaries
of recent events that have taken place
in China, as well as a series of columns on
specific topics, such as the recent wave of
protests in the Chinese state sector and
the expected impact of the Trans-Pacific
Partnership on labour rights. We devote
the core of the first issue to the plight of
Chinese labour NGOs, contextualising it
through a debate between three promi-With this first issue, we are pleased to
announce the launch of Made in China, a
quarterly on Chinese labour, civil society,
and rights. This project stems from our
previous experiences as editors of a newsletter
on Chinese labour funded by the
Italian Trade Union Institute for Development
Cooperation (Ivan Franceschini)
and co-editor of the website China Labour
News Translations (Kevin Lin).
In the last few years, the Chinese labour
movement has witnessed significant
developments, not only with the occurrence
of some of the largest strikes in
decades but also the emergence of grave
challenges for workers and activists. As
researchers of Chinese labour, we believe
that this calls for more serious analysis
from both scholars and practitioners,
as well for a critical engagement with a
broader international audience interested
in forging international solidarity.
It is with these aims in mind—and thanks
to the support of the Australian Centre on
China in the World, ANU, and the European
Union Horizon 2020 Programme—
that we are now starting this new venture.
In this first issue, you will find summaries
of recent events that have taken place
in China, as well as a series of columns on
specific topics, such as the recent wave of
protests in the Chinese state sector and
the expected impact of the Trans-Pacific
Partnership on labour rights. We devote
the core of the first issue to the plight of
Chinese labour NGOs, contextualising it
through a debate between three promi-nent international labour experts. Finally,
we celebrate the award of the prestigious
Joseph Levenson Prize to Luigi Tomba, a
long-standing researcher of Chinese labour.
The newsletter is hosted by Chinoiresie.
info, a forthcoming collective blog edited
by young scholars and dedicated to
the analysis of Chinese society. If you are
interested in sharing your insights on this
newsletter, or on the website, you can
contact us at madeinchina@chinoiresie.
info. We welcome any feedback and we
hope you will consider sharing this newsletter
with y our friends and colleagues.
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Issue # 1 (January - March 2016)