Colours of money, shades of pride : historicities and moral politics in industrial conflicts in Hong Kong /
In June 1986, a Japanese watch factory in Hong Kong tried to fire 36 of its women workers. This provoked an unprecedented sit-in by 300 of the women employed at the plant. The sit-in lasted for 13 days and accounted for over half the days lost to labour unrest that year.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hong Kong :
Hong Kong University Press,
©2003.
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| Summary: | In June 1986, a Japanese watch factory in Hong Kong tried to fire 36 of its women workers. This provoked an unprecedented sit-in by 300 of the women employed at the plant. The sit-in lasted for 13 days and accounted for over half the days lost to labour unrest that year. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 427 pages) : illustrations, 1 map |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789882200807 988220080X |