Dan Harris writes at the China Law Blog:
Spoke with a reporter last week regarding China's labor laws. The conversation went sorta like this:
Reporter: I want your views on how enforcement of China's labor laws is holding up despite the economic downturn. I am also wondering how representative are the stories we've all heard of one bad-egg employee winning a huge lawsuit against a foreign company that is basically in full compliance with the labor laws, with every other employee running to join in.
My Response: All I can tell you is what we are seeing as one small law firm that represents exclusively foreign companies doing business in China.
1. I am definitely "feeling" a loosening of labor law enforcement by Chinese government officials and even employees. This starting happening when the economy turned and it really has not changed much despite press reports of China's economy holding up well. Having a job seems to be taking greater precedence and, with that, comes a concomitant decrease in labor law enforcement.
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