LABOR OF SACRIFICE

How Boundary Work Produces Workplace Inequality in China’s Nursing Home Care

This seminar examines how boundary work shapes labour, sacrifice and workplace inequality in China’s nursing home care sector.

Speaker

Zhe Yan

Position

Postdoctoral Researcher

Date

28 May 2026

Institution

Constructor University Bremen

In this seminar, Zhe Yan examines how boundary work produces workplace inequality in China’s nursing home care sector. The session considers the relationship between care work, labour and sacrifice within institutional settings in contemporary China.