Collective Bargaining Overcome Institutional Arbitrage in International Employment? Evidence from China’s Ocean Shipping Industry

• In Event: Regional Order, Great Power Politics, and Competing Visions of Global Asia

Brief Overview

This study uses Asia-Pacific Port State Control (2022–2023) inspection data to examine the impact of the Chinese Seafarers’ Collective Agreement on seafarers’ labor and living conditions under the framework of the Maritime Labour Convention.

Author

• Yi Sui, Renmin University of China