Labor contract system urged to set up quickly
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-07-26 10:28 A senior Chinese official on
Tuesday urged the rapid establishment of a sophisticated labor contract system
across China.
Wang Zhaoguo, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National
People's Congress, said the contract system would establish an important legal
framework in labor relations, and should be fully set up across the country.
Taking part in a teleconference on labor contract system reform held on
Tuesday, Wang, also president of All-China Federation of Trade Unions, said the
contract system should be set up and efforts made to create fair, balanced, and
harmonious labor relations.
China plans to establish an all-round labor contract system by 2008, by which
time most firms in China should have signed labor contracts with their
employees.
According to the plans, contract administration will be mature by then.
In the past, most Chinese workers enjoyed the "cradle to grave"welfare
system. But over the past dozen years, as China has shifted to a market economy,
an increasing number of workers have signed labor contracts covering their
salaries and welfare.
The current labor contract system was initiated by the labor law enacted 12
years ago. The top legislature is currently examining the country's labor
contract law.
A draft of the labor contract law was submitted to the legislature for review
last December.
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