Agency work before around age 40, formal work after: Labour mobility in gig manufacturing under China’s New Normal
Published online on October 19, 2025
Abstract
Critical Sociology, Ahead of Print.
Using the case of Foxconn, this study examines labour mobility bargaining downplayed in the Chinese labour literature and finds the following. To manage labour mobility, Foxconn abuses agency labour and deploys the contract fix, the compensation fix and ...
Using the case of Foxconn, this study examines labour mobility bargaining downplayed in the Chinese labour literature and finds the following. To manage labour mobility, Foxconn abuses agency labour and deploys the contract fix, the compensation fix and ...