Responding to industrial unrest in China : prospects for strengthening the role of collective bargaining

Labour unrest - sectoral and regional collective contracts - negotiation of workers interest based claims - resolution of interest based disputes - all-china Federation of Trade Unions - wages and conditions - Shenzhen and Guangdong governments - collective bargaining is constrained by the limitations on both the will and capacity of China's unions to adopt assertive approaches to negotiation - protection of social and industrial stability.