China's 2008 Labor Contract Law : Implementation and Implications for China's Workers

China's 2008 Labor Contract Law : Implementation and Implications for China's Workers

This paper presents empirical evidence from household and firm survey data collected during 2009-2010 on the implementation of the 2008 Labor Contract Law and its effects on China's workers. The government and local labor bureaus have made sub...

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Main Authors:	Gallagher, Mary, Giles, John, Park, Albert, Wang, Meiyan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AGE GROUP AGE GROUPS AGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT AGGREGATE UNEMPLOYMENT COLLEGE EDUCATION COLLEGE GRADUATE COLLEGE GRADUATES CROSS-SECTIONAL DATA DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCUSSIONS DISMISSAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT FORM EMPLOYMENT GROWTH EMPLOYMENT IMPACT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION LEGISLATION EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP EMPLOYMENT SECURITY EMPLOYMENT SITUATION EXCESSIVE REGULATION FIRING COSTS FIRM PERFORMANCE FIRM SIZE FIRM SURVEY FIRM SURVEYS HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HOUSING HUMAN RESOURCES HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INDUSTRIAL LABOR INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT INFORMAL SECTOR JOB CREATION JOB SECURITY JOB VACANCY JOBS LABOR BUREAU LABOR BUREAUS LABOR CONTRACT LABOR CONTRACTS LABOR COSTS LABOR DEMAND LABOR DISPUTES LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR INSPECTION LABOR LAW LABOR LAWS LABOR LEGISLATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS LABOR MARKETS LABOR POLICIES LABOR REGULATION LABOR REGULATIONS LABORERS LARGE CITIES LAYOFFS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW UNEMPLOYMENT MANDATES MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRATION MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS OLDER WORKERS PENALTIES PENSIONS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE FIRMS PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES REAL WAGES RECOMMENDATIONS RURAL WORKERS SAFETY SERVICE SECTOR SERVICE SECTORS SEVERANCE PAY SEVERANCE PAYMENTS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY STATE ENTERPRISES STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TEMPORARY WORK TEMPORARY WORKERS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT TRADE UNIONS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN EMPLOYMENT URBAN WORKERS URBANIZATION WAGE EMPLOYMENT WAGE INCREASES WAGE LEVELS WORK IN PROGRESS WORKER WORKER PARTICIPATION WORKERS WORKING WORKING CONDITIONS WORKING TIME WORKPLACE YOUNGER WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18030252/chinas-2008-labor-contract-law-implementation-implications-chinas-workers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15902

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18030252/chinas-2008-labor-contract-law-implementation-implications-chinas-workers
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15902

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