Labour News
China's central government carried out an unprecedented review and revamping of coal mine safety regulations in 2005, in which it raised the standards required of national work safety supervisory bodies, closed mines around the country that did not have adequate safety provision, required government officials who had invested in coal mines to sell their holdings, and punished officials and mine owners found responsible for major mining accidents. Despite these efforts, accidents in China's coal mines were again the focus of the media throughout 2005. [Read More]
By Michael Zhang
Delegates to the fourth plenary session of the 10th National People's Congress, which closed in Beijing on 14 March, have proposed drafting new legislation to protect the rights of rural migrant workers. This legislation, first proposed in the first session of this 10th congress in 2003, has reappeared at every congress since. It seems that the delegates to the NPC and the central government have different ideas about the need for this law. [Read More]
The Shenzhen Labour and Social Security Bureau told a seminar in the city that it was considering raising the minimum monthly wage to more than 800 yuan from the current minimum of 690 yuan. Representatives from local industries attending the session said the hike would put a great deal of pressure on them. [Read More]
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- CLB Research Series
China's central government carried out an unprecedented review and revamping of coal mine safety regulations in 2005, in which it raised the standards required of national work safety supervisory bodies, closed mines around the country that did not have adequate safety provision, required government officials who had invested in coal mines to sell their holdings, and punished officials and mine owners found responsible for major mining accidents. Despite these efforts, accidents in China's coal mines were again the focus of the media throughout 2005. [Read More]
- Commentary
By Michael Zhang
Delegates to the fourth plenary session of the 10th National People's Congress, which closed in Beijing on 14 March, have proposed drafting new legislation to protect the rights of rural migrant workers. This legislation, first proposed in the first session of this 10th congress in 2003, has reappeared at every congress since. It seems that the delegates to the NPC and the central government have different ideas about the need for this law. [Read More]
- Minimum Wage
The Shenzhen Labour and Social Security Bureau told a seminar in the city that it was considering raising the minimum monthly wage to more than 800 yuan from the current minimum of 690 yuan. Representatives from local industries attending the session said the hike would put a great deal of pressure on them. [Read More]
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