Explaining Unemployment among Uighurs in China

In: East Asian Policy, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 85-95

Abstract

The high unemployment rate in China's Uighur community has been cited as a factor for the occurrence of a series of ethnic violence. Uighurs are disadvantaged in the job market mainly because of their poor Mandarin language ability. They are socially insulated from the Han-dominated business networks, and are less proactive and enterprising in work than Han. Overall, the unemployment issue of Uighurs is a product of multiple causes, which requires a comprehensive policy plan.