The Tidal Wave of New Unions during the Hong Kong Resistance Movement of 2019–20: Toward Social Movement Trade Unionism.

During the Anti-extradition Movement in Hong Kong, a wave of new unions surfaced—18 newly registered unions in 2019 and 491 in the first half of 2020. This article examines and analyzes the factors behind this upsurge in new union activism and asks how protesters acquired trade union consciousness....

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Published in:	China Journal Vol. 90; no. 1; pp. 106 - 129
Main Authors:	Chan, Anita, Lau, Sallie
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Chicago Press Jul2023
Subjects:	Hong Kong (China) Activism Social movements Young adults Protest movements Labor activists Labor unions
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