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While the enforcement of the law and its efficacity is sometimes questioned, the labor contract law promised to enable workers to get their employment granted only on basis of a contract, provide guidelines for standing working hour regulations of maximum 40 hours per week, non-tolerance for delayed payment of wages, relaxations in terms of paid leave etc. [2] [3] [4] [5]
This is a list of related Chinese laws, but does not cover every law related. Labour Contract Law of the People's Republic of China; Trade Union Law of the People's Republic of China; Law of the People's Republic of China on Labour Dispute Mediation and Arbitration; Employment Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China
Critics argue that the 996 working hour system is a violation of the Labour Law of the People's Republic of China and have called it "modern slavery". [7] [8] In March 2019, an "anti-996" protest was launched via GitHub. [9] [10] [11] Since then, the 996 issue has been met with growing discontent in China. [12] [13] [14]
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's cabinet on Wednesday issued guidelines on promoting high-quality and sufficient employment, pledging to prioritise employment during socio-economic development and ...
China’s unemployment rate for 16-to-24-year-olds reached a staggering 21.3% in June 2023, according to the NBS, which subsequently suspended the release of the figure for months while it ...
Since 1978, when China began labor force reforms, the overwhelming majority of the labor force were either working at State owned enterprises or as farm workers in the rural countryside. However, over time China began to reform and by the late 90's many had moved from the countryside into the cities in hopes of higher paying jobs and more ...
The U.S. Congress has passed laws to pressure China over its Xinjiang policies, including the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act that bars imports from the region.
According to China Labor Bulletin, there were 138 strikes by food delivery drivers between 2015 and 2022. [ 10 ] : 163 Ten percent of these strikes involved over 100 participants. [ 10 ] : 163 Nearly all of the food delivery strikes documented by China Labor Bulletin involved Meituan or Ele.me , and the worker's demands primarily related to pay ...