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Collective Wage Bargaining in Foreign Investment Enterprises Several Opinions.

Main Region

First Region

China
Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations
1997-02-14
National
Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Second Region

Promulgated by the General Office of the Ministry of Labour. Provides "opinions" on collective wage bargaining in foreign investment enterprises. Collective bargaining must be requested by a union or at least half of an enterprise's workforce. The collective agreement shall reflect the principle of equal pay for equal work. Both parties to an agreement shall not resort to "extreme measures" during bargaining. Sets forth which matters shall be regulated by collective agreement (wage, wage distribution, overtime, annual leave) and which factors shall be considered (labour costs, regional wages, government wage guidelines, consumer price index, labour productivity, enterprise profit and capital gains). S. 8 provides that collective agreements shall be legally binding.

Serial region

    Serial title
    China Law and Practice
    Date
    1997-11
    Volume
    Vol. 11
    Number
    No. 9
    Page range
    pp. 25-27