Chinese Labors’ Movements with their Basic Dynamics: Multiple Theoretical Analysis of the Post-2008 Period

The Chinese labor market in the post-crisis period; has been shaped by growing employment and GDP, shrinking agriculture and industrial sector, expanding service sector, gradually decreasing growth rates, unchanged unemployment and labor force participation rates. In this context, the main purpose of the study is to analyze the labor movements that gained momentum in the post-crisis period within the framework of determining political, economic, technological, social and GO dynamics. In the analysis process, data from the Chinese Labour Bulletin (CLB) were taken into consideration. The data were compiled from the CLB website and online correspondence was used on ambiguous issues. As a result, the basic dynamics of this process in the post-crisis industrial relations system are as follows: Party-State system to continue its influence, focusing liberal policies, acceleration of robotization both in production and use, continuing labor migration from the rural to the city and the more concentration of this migration in some sectors, the more independently acting NGOs lead the labor movement. The main reason for the workers’ movements is the issue of wage arrears. Movements are most concentrated in the construction and manufacturing sectors. While a significant part of the movements is seen in private enterprises, this is followed by SEEs or companies without ownership. Most of the movements were considered as protests, followed by sit-ins and strikes. The majority of the movements consisted of 1-100 people. The response to the movements realized, primarily police intervention, state intervention management negotiations.