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Chinese Employers and Their Ugandan Workers: Tensions, Frictions and Cooperation in an African City
Chinesische Unternehmer und ihre ugandischen Arbeitnehmer: Spannungen, Reibungen und Kooperation in einer afrikanischen Stadt
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Abstract "This paper analyses the context in which a group of African workers interact with their Chinese employers within a specific ethno- graphic space: Chinese-owned shops in Kampala, Uganda. By exploring enjawulo, the locally embedded cultural, social and economic notion of work and labour, I reveal how... view more
"This paper analyses the context in which a group of African workers interact with their Chinese employers within a specific ethno- graphic space: Chinese-owned shops in Kampala, Uganda. By exploring enjawulo, the locally embedded cultural, social and economic notion of work and labour, I reveal how relations between Chinese employers and Ugandan employees are shaped by the former's knowledge and acceptance of this practice. This analytical lens contextualises the two groups' divergent goals, opinions and aspirations, examines the interpersonal dimensions of their social relations, and also analyses employers' and employees' opinions on labour conflicts, cooperation and understanding. The goal of the paper is to explore and deconstruct the context in which Chinese store owners and their local employees interact, cohabit, and sometimes even find common ground, despite markedly different economic, social, cultural, racial and linguistic backgrounds." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
perception; English-speaking Africa; conflict potential; cultural difference; negotiation; East Africa; entrepreneur; Uganda; Africa; employment; Chinese; migrant; labor relations; migration; employment conditions; Africa South of the Sahara; developing country
Classification
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Method
descriptive study; empirical; quantitative empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 139-176
Journal
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 43 (2014) 1
Issue topic
Understanding Chinese-African Interactions in Africa
ISSN
1868-4874
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed