| This paper discusses the condition that Uygur workingwomen are adapting to industrialised working though under the effect of domestic value,gender,religion and culture,etc.It demonstrates the influences and subsequent effects that factory life has on them.This paper takes the example of Uygur workingwomen of southern Xinjiang in TG Shoe Factory in Qindao,using the methodology of literature review,fieldwork and interview with the theories of population mobility and sociology of gender.This dissertation has five chapters.Chapter I explains the reason,meaning and historical arguements of this study,giving basic introduction of Shufu County in Kashgar and TG Shoe Factory in Qingdao.Chapter II discusses the difficulties of Uygur women escaping from domestic life considering the economic dilemma in southern Xinjiang,the support of government,the realisation of self-worth of Uygur women,more demands of labour from mainland factories and the maximum of enterprise benefits.Chapter III deliberates the new environment of factory life which Uygur women are adapting to,such as labour intensity,the change of skill and salary,daily management of factories and etcChapter IV discusses the influences that factory life have on southern Xijiang Uygur women,including the aspects of life style,family status,ideas and other changes as well as to the effects on ‘family’ and ‘hometown’.Chapter V describes the living condition of Uygur women after returning home,and the changes that factory life brings to the traditional space.It concludes that labour export have positive impact on southern Xinjiang,enterprises and Uygur women individuals in some aspects.The government plays an important role of ‘protector’.However,this paper argues that ‘economic determinism’ might not explain the reason why there are differences between the changes on Uygur women’s life after coming home,due to their short working time in mainland China and different environments. |
