《中国劳动法英文版》.doc

LABOUR LAW OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA ISSUED: Adopted at he Eighth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Eighth National Peoples Congress on July 5, 1994, promulgated by Order No.28 of the President of the Peoples Republic of China on July 5, 1994, and effective as of January 1, 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents Chapter 1 General ProvisionsChapter 2 Promotion of EmploymentChapter 3 Labour Contracts and Collective ContractsChapter 4 Working Hours, Rests and LeavesChapter 5 WagesChapter 6 Labour Safety and SanitationChapter 7 Special Protection for Female Staff and Workers and Juvenile WorkersChapter 8 Vocational TrainingChapter 9 Social Insurance and WelfareChapter 10 Labour DisputesChapter 11 Supervision and InspectionChapter 12 Legal ResponsibilitiesChapter 13 Supplementary Provisions Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 This Law is hereby formulated in accordance with the Constitution in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of labourers, readjust labour relationship, establish and safeguard the labour system suiting the socialist market economy, and promote economic development and social progress. Article 2 This Law applies to enterprises, individually-owned economic organisations (hereinafter referred to as the employer) and labourers who form a labour relationship with them within the boundary of the Peoples Republic of China. State departments, institutional organisations and social groups and labourers who form a labour relationship with them shall follow this Law. Article 3 Labourers have the right to be employed on an equal basis, choose occupations, obtain remunerations for labour, take rests, have holidays and leaves, receive labour safety and sanitation protection, get training in professional skills, enjoy social insurance and welfare treatment, and submit applications for settlement of labour disputes, and ot