
China and Labor Webinar Series — “Making It After Factory Work: Migrant Workers’ Livelihood Strategies and Precarity in the Chinese New Economy
April 17 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am EDT
Join the Center for Global Workers’ Rights for its China and Labor Webinar Series. At 9:30 am (EDT) on Friday, April 17, the series will feature the webinar “Making It After Factory Work: Migrant Workers’ Livelihood Strategies and Precarity in the Chinese New Economy,” from Lu Zhang, Associate Professor of Sociology and Global Studies at Temple University and an award-winning author.
Over the last decade, China’s economic restructuring and industrial upgrading have led to a significant shift in the employment of rural migrant workers. This study examines migrant workers’ livelihood strategies and subjective experiences after leaving factories in China’s new economy, in the context of China’s industrial restructuring, the rise of the platform-based gig economy, and rural revitalization.
Free and open to all; pre-registration required at the webinar registration link.




