While China's gross domestic product (GDP) keeps growing at a breath-taking pace, 11.5% this year, employment issues – including the subject of workers rights – continue to receive a lot of attention.
China has so far signed “The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights” and 24 international labor conventions. At the same time, the country’s domestic legislation claims to protect workers’ basic rights with the New Labor Contract Law, which will become effective on January 1, 2008. However, some experts suggest that the law, as written, is not very clear, raising the question: To what extent is China securing the rights of its workers?
“There are a lot of issues that need to be addressed,” said Yean Zhou, a professor of the People’s University in Beijing who recently published a research paper titled, “Evaluating the Labor Rights in a Transforming China” with coauthors from the China Youth Political College. In their research, the authors offer some insights into the topic and some ideas on how to improve the rights of workers.
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