The Past, Present, and Future: Hukou as a Social Status and Its Impact on Chinese Disabled Migrant Workers’ Social Mobility in the Labor Market

Felix Shi; Deborah  Foster

The Past, Present, and Future: Hukou as a Social Status and Its Impact on Chinese Disabled Migrant Workers’ Social Mobility in the Labor Market

Felix Shi
, Deborah Foster

The Albert Gubay Business School

Cardiff University

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Abstract

Liberalization has transformed the economy in China, but legacy policies such as the hukou system, undermine free movement of labor and embed discrimination in the labor market. Opportunities for social mobility are restricted for all migrant workers, but this article argues disabled migrants experience a specific form of ghettoization.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-28
Number of pages	28
Journal	Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal
Volume	18
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - 20 Jan 2024

Keywords

disability employment
China
hukou discrimination

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The Past, Present, and Future: Hukou as a Social Status and Its Impact on Chinese Disabled Migrant Workers’ Social Mobility in the Labor Market

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