Enhancing Rural Non-agricultural Workers’ Labor Rights Protection from the Capability Approach Perspective: an Empirical Analysis Based on 419 Individual Survey Data in Zhejiang Province

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10.2991/978-2-38476-462-4_56How to use a DOI?

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Capability Approach; non-agricultural employment; Protection of Rights and Interests

Abstract

As the policy barometer for agriculture, rural areas, and farmers (the “Three Rural Issues”), China’s Central Document No. 1 consistently prioritizes enhancing the quality of non-agricultural employment for the rural surplus labor force as a central focus of rural revitalization. In recent years, the policy framework has evolved along four key dimensions: Industrial Upgrading, Skills Empowerment, Rights and Interests Protection and County-Level Integration.This study employs Amartya Sen’s Capability Approach as its theoretical foundation. Integrating data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) with micro-level survey data collected from 419 rural non-agricultural workers in Zhejiang Province, we systematically evaluate the implementation effectiveness of policies safeguarding the rights and interests of the rural surplus labor force engaged in informal employment in Ninghai County. This evaluation is conducted through the formulation of research hypotheses and the application of OLS regression models. Furthermore, the research explores the pathways and mechanisms for enhancing the quality of non-agricultural employment among the rural surplus labor force within the context of rural revitalization. This study provides a policy experiment sample based on the concept of “county-level resilience” for informal employment governance in developing countries globally.

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AU  - Qi Li
AU  - Jing Chen
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/12
TI  - Enhancing Rural Non-agricultural Workers’ Labor Rights Protection from the Capability Approach Perspective: an Empirical Analysis Based on 419 Individual Survey Data in Zhejiang Province
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 9th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 511
EP  - 521
SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-462-4_56
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