The Dialectics of Chinese Labor: Are Chinese Labor Unions More Effective than Western Unions? (w/ Immanuel Ness)

In this episode, we discuss how China’s official trade union federation — the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (the ACFTU) — has been remarkably successful in organizing the working class in China and in boosting the conditions and wages of the working class. We discuss the connection between the ACFTU and the Communist Party of China, how the ACFTU has been able to successfully manage large-scale internal labour migration, how it’s successfully unionized digital platform gig workers, how AI is impacting the working class in China, as well as where China is along the socialist path.Immanuel has graciously made this book open-access which means you can get a PDF of the book online completely for free. Otherwise you can also buy a hard copy of the book for a relatively affordable price. Check out the book: https://brill.com/display/title/74520Immanuel Ness is a Professor of Political Science at the City University of New York. He is a Marxist scholar whose work looks at migration and workers’ struggles. He is also a longtime labour organizer.Journal of International Solidarity LinksPatreon: ⁠https://patreon.com/internationalsolidaritypodcast/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/journalofintlsolidarity/⁠ Substack: ⁠https://intlsolidarity.substack.com/