Author: Jun Yoo Objective of the activity By the end of this session, students will be able to: 1. Describe the pre- and post-COVID growth of China’s gig economy. 2. Analyze how the pandemic shock altered supply and demand for gig work in China. 3. Evaluate worker experiences under platform Read more…
Author: Jun Yoo Objective of the activity Purpose • Deepen understanding of regulatory differences (top-down China vs. fragmented U.S.). • Build comparative policy-analysis and concise-presentation skills. Pre-class activities Create teams of 4–5 students. Each team tackles the following policy-transfer prompt: “Design a 2026 Beijing version of California’s Proposition 22, drawing Read more…
Campus Hunter College Department School of Social Work Research and Teaching Interests Nonprofit Human Services Organizations; Compensation, Work Conditions, and DEI Issues; Nonprofit Labor Organizing/Unionization; Gender and Racial Dynamics in Nonprofits; Government Service Contracting; Critical Volunteering Research Weblink https://sssw.hunter.cuny.edu/staff-members/zhao-rong-phd/
Description Students are asked to watch a video about the “hukou” program, which has some implications on labor and migration issues in China, and are asked to make notes responding to a series of questions. Once they have made notes, they gather in groups of 3 to start crafting a Read more…