TY - JOUR T1 - Collective Consultation Under Quota Management: China's Government-Led Model of Labour Relations Regulation JF - International Labour Review Y1 - 2014 A1 - Wu, Qingjun A1 - Sun, Zhaoyang KW - China KW - collective bargaining KW - consultation KW - labor relations KW - state intervention AB -

China's system of labor relations regulation is based on a government-led model of collective consultation and contracts, driven by the central planning tradition of “quota management”. Government and trade unions thus cooperate to fulfil coverage quotas, especially at the local/enterprise level. Though their methods are highly successful at overcoming employers' reluctance, the absence of genuine collective bargaining leaves collective contracts largely devoid of substance. Under this system, the authors argue, the Government is institutionalizing a labor regulation framework aimed at containing the recent rise in labor unrest, while pragmatically postponing collective bargaining for the sake of stability and growth.

VL - 153 L2 - eng CP - 4 ER -