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Page1of29LocalLabourLawSummaryEffectiveDate:10May2006LOCALLABOURLAWSSUMMARYCHINAPage2of29LocalLabourLawSummaryEffectiveDate:10May2006LABOURLAWBRIEF:CHINAIntroductoryNotes:1.GuidanceandDisclaimer:Thesummaryofthelabourlawsdetailedonthefollowingpageshavebeenresearchedandputtogetherbasedonvarioussourcesofinformation.Allduecarehasbeentakentoencapsulatethekeyelementsneededinordertoundertakeaneffectiveauditoflabourstandardsandtoevaluatetheevidencediscovered.Inallcases,thelabourlawsarecomparedtothekeyrequirementsoftheETIBaseCodeandSA8000asgenerallyacceptedstandardsthatencapsulateILOconventions.Itshouldbenotedthataswithanysummary,individualcircumstancesmayexistwhichhavenotbeenallowedforinthisdocument.Inallcasestheprimecodesandlawstakeprecedenceoveranysummaryoranalysis.Thisdocumentbringstogetherthelawsandtheirinterpretationasatthedateofpublicationonly.Page3of29LocalLabourLawSummaryEffectiveDate:10May20061.LegalProvisionsSummaryofChinaLabourLawsandRegulationsWORKERISSUEETICODE/SA8000(differencesforSA8000aremarkedinblue)LegalrequirementsReferenceClauseofLawsClause15,ChinaLabourLaw(1994)Noemployershallbeallowedtorecruitjuvenilesundertheageof16.Thestateshallprovidefemaleworkersandjuvenileworkerswithspecialprotection.JuvenileworkersorYoungworkersherebyrefertoemployeesattheage16butnot18yet.Clause58,ChinaLabourLaw(1994)Noyoungworkersshallbearrangedtoengagedinworkdownthepitofmines,workthatispoisonousorharmful,workwithgradeIVphysicallabourintensityasstipulatedbythestate,orotherworkthattheyshouldavoid.Clause64,ChinaLabourLaw(1994)Theemployershallprovideregularhealthexaminationstoyoungworkers.Clause65,ChinaLabourLaw(1994)1.ChildLabour1.15min.or14iflawallows2.Nohazardsornightsforunder18’s3.Nonewrecruitsunder154.Remediationprogrammeieprogswhichallowchildrentostayineducationuntil14/15Nochild(15min.or14iflawallows)oryoungworker(under18)isemployedduringschoolhours.Combinedhoursofdailytransportation(toandfromworkandschool),school,andworktimedoesnotexceed10hoursaday.Employershallarrangeregularhealthexaminationsforyoungworkers:1)beforecommencementofemployment2)aftercompletionofoneyearservices3)attheageof18andexceedsmorethanhalfyearfromthedateofprevioushealthexamination.Clause6,RegulationsonYoungWorkerSpecialProtection(1994)Page4of29LocalLabourLawSummaryEffectiveDate:10May2006ChildLabour(Continued)Employershallarrangeworkforyoungworkersaccordingtheirhealthexaminationresult.Forthosenotabletoperformthearrangedwok,theemployershallreducetheworkloadorre-arrangeworkforthemaccordingthecertificateofmedicalauthority.Clause8,RegulationsonYoungWorkerSpecialProtection(1994)Thestateshallpracticeregistrationsystemsforyoungworkersemploymentandspecialprotection.1)EmploymentofyoungworkermustsubjecttoregistrationapprovalfromlocalLabourBureauofgovernmentatorabovetheCountylevel.2)Theyoungworkershallobtainvalidregistrationpermitbeforecommencementofwork.Clause9,RegulationsonYoungWorkerSpecialProtection(1994)Employershallarrangehealthandsafetytrainingtoyoungworkersbeforecommencementofwork.Employershallbeartheresponsibilityandpayforhealthexaminationandregistrationofyoungworkers.Clause10,RegulationsonYoungWorkerSpecialProtection(1994)ChildLabourisanyperson,whoisundertheageof16,haveestablishedlabourrelationshipwithaunitorpersontoperformworkwithcommercialincome.Clause2,RegulationsonChildLabourProhibition(1991)Anyemployerisprohibitedtoemploychildlabour.Clause4,RegulationsonChildLabourProhibition(1991)Incasechildlabourisemployed,theLabourauthorityshallenforcetheemployertosendthechildtohisoriginalresidenceplace,andtheemployershallbeartheresponsibilityandpayfortheexpensearisen.Clause10,RegulationsonChildLabourProhibition(1991)Page5of29LocalLabourLawSummaryEffectiveDate:10May2006Incasechildlabourissickordisabledbeforereturningtohome,theemployershallbeartheresponsibilitytoarrangemedicaltreatmentandpayfortheexpenseofmedicaltreatmentandliving.Clause11,RegulationsonChildLabourProhibition(1991)Noemployerisallowedtoemploythepersonundertheageof16.Whileemployingyoungworkersof16~18,theemployershallfollowtheregulationsonjob,workinghours,physicallabourintensity,andprotectivemeasuresandnoheavy,toxic,harmfulordangerousworkisallowedtoarrangedtoyoungworkers.Clause28,ChinaYoungWorkerProtectionLaw(1991)2.ForcedLabour1.Noforced,bonded/involuntarylabour2.NodepositsofmoneyorIDoncommencementofemployment3.FreetoleaveafterreasonablenoticeSA8000doesn’tmentionthe“reasonablenotice”Whereemployercommitsanyofthefollowingacts,thepersoninchargeshallbetakenbythePublicSecurityOrganintocustodyfor15daysorless,orfined,orgivenawarning;andcriminalresponsibilityshallbeinvestigatedagainstthepersoninchargeaccordingtolawiftheactconstitutesacrime:1)Toforceemployeetoworkbyresortingtoviolence,intimidationorillegalrestrictionofpersonalfreedom;or2)Humiliating,givingcorporalpunishment,beating,illegallysearchingordetainingemployee.Clause96,ChinaLabourLaw(1994)Employermanagementisprohibitedtohumiliate,givecorporalpunishment,beatorillegallysearchemployee.Clause9,ProvisionsonLabor’sRightProtectioninGuangDongPage6of29Lo