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劳动法英文版

LABOURLAWOFTHEPEOPLE'SREPUBLICOFCHINA

（AdoptedattheEighthSessionoftheStandingcommitteeoftheEighthNationalPeople'sCongressonJuly5,1994）

CONTENTS

CHAPTERONEGENERALPROVISIONS

CHAPTERTWOPROMOTIONOFEMPLOYMENT

CHAPTERTHREELABOURCONTRACTANDCOLLECTIVECONTRACT

CHAPTERFOURWORKINGHOURS,RESTANDVACATION

CHAPTERFIVEWAGE

CHAPTERSIXSAFETYANDHEALTHCARE

CHAPTERSEVENSPECIALPROTECTIONTOWOMENWORKERSANDUNDERAGE[minor]WORKERS

CHAPTEREIGHTJOBTRAINING

CHAPTERNINESOCIALINSURANCEANDWELFARE

CHAPTERTENLABOURDISPUTES

CHAPTERELEVENSUPERVISIONANDEXAMINATION

CHAPTERTWELVELEGALRESPONSIBILITY

CHAPTERTHIRTEENSUPPLEMENTARYPROVISIONS

CHAPTERONEGENERALPROVISIONS

Article1ThelawhasbeenformulatedaccordingtotheConstitutionwithaviewtoprotectingthelegitimaterightsandinterestsofworkers,regulatinglabourrelations,establishingandsafeguardingalaboursystemthatisadaptabletoasocialistmarketeconomyandpromotingeconomicdevelopmentandsocialprogress.

Article2Thelawappliestoallenterprises,individualeconomicorganizations（hereinafterreferredtoas"employers"）andworkersboundupbycontractuallabourrelationship.

Thelawisalsoapplicabletogovernmentorgans,institutions,socialorganizationsandworkersboundupbylabourcontracts.

Article3Workersenjoytherightstoequalopportunitiesofemploymentandchoiceofjobs,therighttolabourremuneration,therighttorestandvacation,therighttolaboursafetyandhealthprotection,therighttovocationaltraining,therighttosocialinsuranceprotectionandwelfare,therighttosettlementoflabourdisputesandotherrightsasprovidedbylaw.

Workersshouldfulfiljobassignments,improvetheirskills,followlaboursafetyandhealthregulations,observelabourdisciplineandprofessionalethics.

Article4Employersshallestablishandimprovetheirrulesandregulationsaccordingtolawandensurethattheworkersenjoytheirrightsandperformtheirobligations.

Article5TheStateshalladoptallpossiblemeasurestopromoteemployment,developvocationaleducation,formulatelabourstandards,regulatesocialincome,improvesocialinsurance,coordinatelabourrelationsandgraduallyimprovethelivingstandardsoftheworkers.

Article6TheStateencouragestheworkerstoparticipateinsocialvoluntarylabour,engageinlabouremulationandputforwardrationalizationproposals,encouragesandprotectsworkersintheirscientificresearch,technicalinnovationandinventionandcommandsandrewardsmodelworkersandadvancedworkers.

Article7Workershavetherighttojoininandorganizetradeunionsaccordingtolaw.

Thetradeunionsrepresentandprotectthelegitimaterightsandinterestsoftheworkersandcarryouttheiractivitiesindependentlyaccordingtolaw.

Article8Workersshall,accordingtolegalprovisionsandthroughworkers'congresses,workers'representativesorotherchannels,participateindemocraticmanagementorcarryoutconsultationonanequalfootingwiththeiremployersconcerningtheprotectionoftheirownlegitimaterightsandinterests.

Article9ThelabouradministrativedepartmentoftheStateCouncilisresponsibleforlabourworkinthewholecountry.

Thelabouradministrativedepartmentsofthelocalpeople'sgovernmentsabovethecountylevelareresponsibleforlabourworkwithintheiradministrativeregions.

CHAPTERTWOPROMOTIONOFEMPLOYMENT

Article10TheStateshallcreateemploymentconditionsandexpandemploymentopportunitiesbywayofpromotingeconomicandsocialdevelopment.

TheStateencouragesenterprises,institutionalorganizationsandpeople'sorganizationstorunindustriesoropenupmoreavenuesforoperationtoincreaseemploymentopportunitieswithintheframeworkofthelawsandadministrativedecrees.

TheStatesupportstheworkerstoorganizethemselves,voluntarilyforbusinessoperationsorgoinforindividualbusinessestoincreaseemployment.

Article11Thepeople'sgovernmentsatalllevelsshouldadoptmeasurestodevelopallkindsoflabourexchangestoprovideemploymentservices.

Article12Withregardtoemployment,theworkersshallnotbediscriminatedinaspectsofnationality,race,sexandreligiousbeliefs.

Article13Womenenjoytheequalrightsofemploymentasmen.Inprovidingemployment,itisnotallowedtorefuseemploymentofwomenonsexgroundsorraisetheemploymentstandardsforwomen,exceptwhenthejobsorworkpostsarenotsuitableforwomenasprovidedforbytheState.

Article14Iftherearespecialprovisionsinotherlawsorregulationsconcerningtheemploymentofhandicappedpeople,peopleofminoritynationalitiesandsoldiersquittingactiveservice,thoseprovisionsshallapply.

Article15Itisforbiddenforemployerstoemploypersonsundertheageofsixteen.

Wheneveranunitincultureandarts,sportsandspecialartsandcraftsneedstoemployyoungpersonsundertheageofsixteen,examinationandapprovalprocedures-shallbeundertakenaccordingtorelevantregulationsoftheStateandtheemployeesthereofshouldbeensuredtherightofreceivingcompulsoryeducation.

CHAPTERTHREELABOURCONTRACTANDCOLLECTIVECONTRACT

Article16Alabourcontractisanagreementthatdefinesthelabourrelationsbetweenworkersandemployersaswellastherightsandobligationsofthetwoparties.

Inestablishinglabourrelations,labourcontractsshallbeconcluded.

Article17Theconclusionandrevisionoflabourcontractsshallobservetheprincipleofequality,voluntarinessandunanimitythroughconsultation.Itshallnotviolatetheprovisionsofthelawsoradministrativedecrees.

Alabourcontractconcludedaccordingtolawislegallybindingandpartiestothecontractareobligedtoperformtheirobligationsprovidedforinthelabourcontract.

Article18Thefollowinglabourcontractsareinvalid:

1.Contractsthathaveviolatedtheprovisionsofthelaworadministrativedecrees;

2.Contractsthathavebeenconcludedbydeceptionorcoercion.

Invalidlabourcontractsarenotlegallybindingfromthemomenttheyareconcluded.Wheneverapartofalabourcontracthasbeenaffirmedinvalid,theremainingpartsofitshallstillbevalidiftheinvalidpartdoesnotaffecttheeffectofthem.

Theinvalidityofalabourcontractshallbedeterminedbythelabourdisputearbitrationcommitteeorthepeople'scourt.

Article19Alabourcontractshallbeconcludedinawrittenformandshallcontainthefollowingprovisions:

1.Termofthelabourcontract;

2.Specificjobrequirements;

3.Labourprotectionandworkingconditions;

4.Remuneration;

5.Labourdiscipline;

6.Conditionsforterminatingthelabourcontract;

7.Responsibilitiesforviolatingthelabourcontract.

Apartfromtheseprovisionsthatmustbeincludedinalabourcontractasprovidedforintheprecedingparagraph,thepartiesconcernedmayaddotherprovisionsuponagreementthroughconsultation.

Article20Thetermofacontractmaybefixedornon-fixedorfixedintermsofacertainamountofworkdone.

Whenextensionofalabourcontractunderagreementofbothpartiesafteraworkerhasworkedforanuninterruptedtermoftenyearsoroverforasameemployer,alabourcontractwithoutafixedtermmaybeconcludediftheworkersodesires.

Article21Alabourcontractmaysetupatermoftrialexecutionbutthemaximumlengthshallnotexceedsixmonths.

Article22Provisionsmaybelaiddownuponagreementofbothpartiesinalabourcontractintermsofkeepingcommercialsecretsoftheemployer.

Article23Alabourcontractshallbeterminatedwheneverthetermprovidedforinthecontractexpiresorconditionsforterminatingthecontractagreeduponhaveappeared.

Article24Alabourcontractmaybedissolveduponagreementofpartiesconcernedthroughconsultation.

Article25Anemployermaydissolvealabourcontractifoneofthefollowingcasesoccurs:

1.Aworkerisprovedtobenotuptotheemploymentstandardswithintheperiodoftrialuse[probation];

2.Aworkerhasseriouslyviolatedlabourdisciplineortherulesandregulationshavingbeenlaiddownbytheemployer.

3.Aworkerhascommittedseriousderelictionofdutyorresortedtodeceptionforpersonalgainsandcausedseriouslossestotheinterestsoftheemployer.

4.Aworkerhasbeenaffixedwithcriminalresponsibility.

Article26Inoneofthefollowingcases,anemployermaydissolvealabourcontractbutshallserveawrittennoticetotheworkerinperson30daysinadvance:

1.Aworker,afteratreatmentofdiseaseornon-jobinjuries,isunabletodothejobarrangedbytheemployer.

2.Aworkerisnotcompetentforthejobassignedtohimandstillfallsshortofthestandardsevenafterbeingtrainedorgivenotherjobs.

3.Alabourcontractcannolongerbeexecutedduetomajorchangesintheobjectiveconditionsandarevisioncannotbereachedthroughconsultationbybothparties.

Article27Whenanemployerneedstocutemploymentduetotheconditionsofnearbankruptcyandinaperiodoflegalrectificationorduetodifficultiesinitsproductionorbusinessoperation,thetradeunionoralltheworkersshouldbeinformedofthetruesituationwiththeiropinionsheardandconveyedbytheemployertothelabouradministrationdepartment.

Ifanemployerthathascuttheemploymentaccordingtotheprovisionsofthisarticlerecruitsworkersagainwithinsixmonths,priorityshallbegiventotheemployeesbeingformerlycut.

Article28WheneveraterminationoflabourcontractsaccordingtotheprovisionsofArticle24,Article26,andArticle27ofthislaw,theemployershouldgivenacertaineconomiccompensationtothe