China

Country Overview

ILO activities in China

Employment of People with Disabilities: The Impact of Legislation, 2003 (Full text, pdf, 29 pages)

Asia Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD): Country Profile, 2003  (Full text, html, link to APCD Web site)

Constitution

Constitution of the People’s Republic of China (as amended up to March 2004) (Full text, html, link to The National People’s Congress of China)

Disability-Specific Laws

Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Protection of Disabled Persons, 1990 (Full text, html, link to NATLEX Database)

General Laws with Disability Provisions

Higher Education Law of the People’s Republic of China, 1998 (Full text, html, link to Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China)

Vocational Education Law of the People’s Republic of China, 1996 (Full text, link to Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China)

Education Law of People’s Republic of China, 1995 (Full text, html, link to Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China)

Insurance Law of the People’s Republic of China, 1995 (Full text, html, link to China Legislative Information Network System)

China Labour Act, 1994 (Full text, html, link to NATLEX Database)

General Principles of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China (Order No. 37 ) of 12 April 1986 (Full text, html, link to International Business Data, Ministry of Commerce, People’s Republic of China)

Other Policies

China’s Social Security and its Policy, 2004 (html, link to Chinese Government’s Official Web Portal)

China's Employment Situation and Policies, 2004 (html, link to Chinese Government’s Official Web Portal)

Information Links in Country

China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF)

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