(DOWNLOAD) "It's Not What is on Paper, But What is in Practice: China's New Labor Contract Law and the Enforcement Problem" by Washington University Global Studies Law Review ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: It's Not What is on Paper, But What is in Practice: China's New Labor Contract Law and the Enforcement Problem
- Author : Washington University Global Studies Law Review
- Release Date : January 22, 2009
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,Professional & Technical,Law,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 134 KB
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INTRODUCTION After decades of implementing a lifetime employment system, China has decided to shift gear and rely on private contracts to regulate domestic labor relations. (1) The new Labor Contract Law, which officially took effect on January 1, 2008, memorializes this change. (2) Proponents of the new law lauded it as "the most concerted effort to protect workers' rights." (3) Yet many provisions in the law touched the nerves of quite a few domestic and foreign businesses in China (4) and are criticized as overly generous to labor rights. (5)