Unfree Labor, from Hanoi to Belgrade : Chinese Investment and Labor Dispatch in the Case of 750 Workers from Vietnam

Matković, Aleksandar (2021) Unfree Labor, from Hanoi to Belgrade : Chinese Investment and Labor Dispatch in the Case of 750 Workers from Vietnam. In: Značaj institucionalnih promena u ekonomiji Srbije kroz istoriju. Institut ekonomskih nauka, Beograd, pp. 114-134. ISBN 978-86-89465-67-9

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Abstract

This article represents the first attempt to tackle China’s labor dispatch in Serbia. It shows how its institutionalization in both Serbia and China followed increasing Sino-Serbian relations and Chinese investment. It then traces the incre�ase of dispatching practices to November 2018 to a single company – Europe’s first Chinese manufacturer – called ‘Linglong’. By cross-referencing various data so�urces, including legal regulations, investigative journals, and labor data obtained from the Serbian National Employment Agency and the company itself, the article explained the history and dual dynamics of increased investment and increased influx of workers. The paper explores labor dispatch in more detail through two cases of Chinese and Vietnamese workers in Serbia. finally, it identifies where further research is needed in the history and the legal regulation of unfree labor.

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