Rural migrant workers’ energy consumption in passenger transport and domestic sectors of China: case study from a social perspective

2020 ◽  
pp. 243-261
Author(s):  
Ying Jiang ◽  
Junyi Zhang ◽  
Linghan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Passenger Transport ◽  
Social Perspective ◽  
Rural Migrant ◽  
Rural Migrant Workers

Risk and Resilience Among Rural Migrant Workers in Mainland China During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Post COVID

2021 ◽  
pp. 185-205
Author(s):  
Shanshan Hong ◽  
Rosila Bee Mohd Hussain ◽  
Danny Tze Ken Wong
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Risk And Resilience ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Rural Migrant ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Rural Migrant Workers

Rural migrant workers are an indigenous population migrated from rural to urban, encountering risks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including social, political, and psychological facets. Through conducting a case study in an eastern city, it is found that economic crisis and mental distress are risks rural migrant workers faced during COVID-19. Social trust and support, self-help, traditional Chinese culture, and volunteerism are presented as resilient among rural migrant workers during COVID-19. Risks persist in post COVID, which are difficulties in job hunting and finding a place to live. However, they still maintain resilience, such as hard-working, enduring hardship, and trust for the future to cope with additional risks. The research findings can reveal further implications for social workers and policymakers.

The Plight of Rural Migrant Workers in Urban China

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongwei Chu ◽  
James W. Gentry ◽  
Jie Fowler Gao ◽  
Xin Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Rural Migrant ◽  
Rural Migrant Workers

scholarly journals The Challenges of Representing Rural Migrant Workers in China: Factors Influencing the Goals and Strategies of Labour NGOs in Beijing, Tianjin and Yunnan Province

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ao Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Yunnan Province ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Political Climate ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Rural Migrant ◽  
Rural Migrant Workers

<p>Labour NGOs operating in mainland China have played the role of de facto representatives of rural migrant workers since their emergence in the 1990s. After their rapid development for almost two decades, the introduction of the Overseas NGOs Management Law in 2017 restricted all foreign sponsors of labour NGOs, which were their main funding source. This has greatly influenced their goals and strategic choices when representing migrant workers. However, due to increased political sensitivity, few studies have explored the current challenges they face since the law was implemented. This study identifies both the pre-2017 and post-2017 goals and strategies of labour NGOs operating in Beijing, Tianjin and Yunnan Province. It also analyses six factors affecting the NGOs’ goals and strategic choices after 2017. A case study research method is used to draw on 15 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with the founders, managers and staff working in 10 different labour NGOs in the three regions. The research results challenge the applicability of four main social movement theories learnt from the west – Resource Mobilisation (RM), Political Opportunity (PO), Transnational Advocacy Networks (TAN) and Stakeholder theory – to explain Chinese grassroots labour movements conducted by labour NGOs. The results also show that labour NGOs are experiencing a significant decline after the introduction of the Overseas NGOs Management Law, but have not withdrawn from the historical stage. Many NGOs are adjusting their goals and strategies to adapt to the changed political climate and survive. Finally, this study advocates the development of a new social movement theory which could accurately guide grassroots labour movements in the context of China.</p>

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