ORCID
- Tang, Lijun: 0000-0002-6815-0625
Abstract
Research on seafarers and the Internet so far has focused primarily on Internet access onboard ships. It frames Internet access as a welfare issue concerning seafarers’ communication with their families. This paper expands the focus to examine how seafarers use the Internet and social media to build and extend their social networks for reciprocal support and solidarity. Taking a case study approach, this paper examines two cases of Chinese seafarers protecting their rights online. The data were collected from relevant Internet and social media sites in 2022. The two cases demonstrate that the Internet and social media provide social spaces for Chinese seafarers to expand their social networks and form online professional communities, which afford them new resources to defend their rights and protect their interests. In the context that the Chinese seafarers’ union does not function to represent and help seafarers in labor and employment matters, these resources are particularly salient.
DOI
10.1177/01171968231210327
Publication Date
2023-10-09
Publication Title
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal
ISSN
0117-1968
Embargo Period
2023-11-25
Organisational Unit
Plymouth Business School
Recommended Citation
Tang, L. (2023) 'Chinese seafarers’ use of the Internet and social media to promote labor rights', Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, . Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/01171968231210327
