Research On Labor Relations Of China Under Economic Globalization

In China,labor relations arising from the transition process of planned economy to market economy,experiencing the stage of initial formation,rapid growth,steady development and tend to marketization gradually.In this process of development,economic globalization has made our labor relations much more complicated.Economic globalization has led to a series of export-oriented industries through the flow of capital,the extensive development of international trade.Economic globalization promoted the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure while promoting the changes in the pattern of interests;infringed the rights and interests of some workers while creating employment opportunities;brought new ideas and rules to China's labor legislation while breaking the balance of labor and capital,and promote our labor relations changed structurally,become a part of world labor relations.This research explores the impact of economic globalization on labor relations in China based on the "efficiency hypothesis" and"compensation hypothesis" using related data from 2000 to 2014.The results of variance analysis show that there is a phenomenon of "race to bottom" in the provinces with low level of economic globalization,and economic globalization has a significant positive effect on the incidence of labor disputes.In the provinces with high levels of globalization,economic globalization has no significant effect on the incidence of labor disputes,but has a significant positive effect on the incidence of collective labor disputes.It shows that in the provinces with low levels of economic globalization,the phenomenon of winning competitive advantage by harming the rights and interests of laborers is much more serious.At the same time,International Labor Standards and ILO have a strong penetration to the provinces which with higher levels of economic globalization.In these provinces,Competition in the international market is gradually out of the low-level competition which is at the expense of labor interests,and the consciousness and ability of collective action is stronger.Based on above conclusions,we advocate that government,labor unions,enterprises and laborers should take economic globalization as an opportunity to establish a new concept,and an opportunity to construct a harmonious labor relationship.First,the government should change the management concept,as a "macro-regulators" instead of a"masters".Second,enhance the independence of trade unions,set up high-quality labor unions.Third,enterprises should establish a sense of" social responsibility".Fourth,improve the initiative of workers in the labor relations.