tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332502280965505234.post7656441400567539070..comments2023-10-20T06:46:37.893-07:00Comments on Chinese labour in the global economy: We are on the Same Sea: HK Dock Workers StrikeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03224103301477873485noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332502280965505234.post-48985422680207881482013-05-12T12:02:46.809-07:002013-05-12T12:02:46.809-07:00Well, good question there Gary! You got my weak po...Well, good question there Gary! You got my weak point! I have to confess that while I was writing this small piece, I didn't know of the historical context. However I was very aware the dockworkers have more power than workers in other sectors because of the nature of their job is cross borders. This point is learned from Monica's paper, though having said that it also wasn't easy for European dockers to form an 'identity without nationality' (maybe still not quite there yet...). <br /><br />To answer your question with my modest knowledge about dockworkers in HK, I'd say that it wasn't the first time, and it is certainly not the last time.of HK dockers' strikes. Therefore it might not be unique in a sense that 'it happened just now', but it is a worthy watching/analyzing phenomena from a societal perspective, as the dockers had great support from HK society; and from a global perspective, as I tried to draw an experience from European dockers to the possibility of Asian dockers' unity. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03224103301477873485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2332502280965505234.post-50028110134448785052013-05-12T11:47:00.793-07:002013-05-12T11:47:00.793-07:00Great post, Chun-Yi. I wonder if there is a larger...Great post, Chun-Yi. I wonder if there is a larger historical context to these strikes(?) As far as I know the dockworkers in Hong Kong and the Star Ferry workers have a long tradition of withdrawing their labour - going back half a century at least. Are these present strikes so unique, or are they part of a wider historical precedent?Gary Rawnsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357725443625620182noreply@blogger.com