A study on the employment effect of Chinese investment in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHUANG, Meibo
dc.contributor.authorREN, Peiqiang
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-11T09:01:28Z
dc.date.available2014-02-11T09:01:28Z
dc.date.issued2013-10
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.sun.ac.za/ccsen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe employment effect of Chinese investment in Africa has always been questioned by the international observers. Therefore, in order to investigate the suspicions from international observers, this paper uses a survey of the investment of 16 Chinese enterprises in Johannesburg, South Africa (South Africa) to analyse their possible employment effect in South Africa. From the survey, we found these Chinese investments brought about job increment to the local people, alleviating employment pressure, including many local low-skilled or unskilled labour. On the other hand, we argue, South Africa’s strict labour laws, its powerful labour unions, as well as the international orientation of Chinese enterprises in South Africa ensure the employment quality of Chinese enterprises will meet the host country’s legal requirements. As a result, the assumptions of international observers concerning the employment effect of China's investment in Africa are untenable as far as South Africa is concerned. Finally, the paper argues that the improvement of investment environment in South Africa is a prerequisite for further expanding the employment effect of Chinese firms.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent40 p.
dc.identifier.citationHuang, M & Ren, P. 2013. A study on the employment effect of Chinese investment in South Africa. CCS Discussion paper, October 2013. Stellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studies: 1-40.en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/86135
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studesen_ZA
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University, Centre for Chinese Studiesen_ZA
dc.subjectInvestment, Chinese -- South Africa -- Evaluationen_ZA
dc.subjectUnemployment -- Effect of investment on -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectUnemployment -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectChinese businesspeople -- South Africa -- Attitudesen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa -- Economic conditionsen_ZA
dc.subjectChina -- Economic policyen_ZA
dc.titleA study on the employment effect of Chinese investment in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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