March 21–22nd, 2019

Jinan University (main campus), Guangzhou

Organized by SHUAIZHANG FENG (Institute for Economic and Social Research, IESR) and KLAUS F. ZIMMERMANN (Global Labor Organization, GLO)

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has attracted huge interest throughout the world since its launching in 2013. In response to this ambitious effort by Chinese government to improve trans-continental cooperation and connectivity which continues to have a growing effect on various labor markets involved, IESR and GLO have cooperated in organizing Workshop on "Belt and Road Labor Markets" that will take place on March 21–22nd at Jinan University, Guangzhou. The workshop will discuss labor market challenges that arise due to this initiative, and will compare research findings on labor markets from the Belt and Road countries, particularly focusing on China and the regions of South and Southeast Asia.