Dai Li ’18

Summer 2015

Japanese labor rights and how it affects China

Freshman Dai Li ’18 traveled to Tokyo, Japan as part a research team headed by Professor Kai Chang from Renmin University in China. Dai Li and Professor Chang collaborated with Human Rights Now, an international human rights NGO, on a report of Japanese investment in China. Dai Li will examine labor laws in China and Japan, as the project aims to generate a profile of Japanese investment in China and the effects on workers’ lives. Dai Li has already undertaken her own investigations on workers’ rights in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, conducting interviews with rural migrant workers in Shenzhen factories to explore social engagement and community building.