[PEN-L:9330] Artical on Labor Rights

["Henry C.K. Liu" <hliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is an article from China Daily - a government linked newspaper.

Henry C.K. Liu


   Workers should set up plan to rate bosses

       STATE-OWNED and collective enterprises, and firms in which the
       State holds a majority stake, should set up a system of workers'
       congress representatives appraising corporate leadership in a
       democratic fashion.

       Promoting the establishment of the system in as many firms as
       possible constitutes one of the essential missions for trade
       unions next year, Yang Xingfu, a top union official, said.

       "If more than 50 per cent of an enterprise workers' congress
       representatives decide that an official is unfit for his job, he
       should be removed from his post," said Yang, vice-chairman of
       All-China Federation of Trade Unions, at a national telephone
       conference yesterday.

       The system is key to consolidating the role of workers as the
       masters of the country, and beefing up reforms in State firms,
       Yang said. The system allows workers' congresses to assess the
       abilities and work performance of enterprise executives on an
       annual basis.

       It is expected the supervisory system will be set up in 40 per
       cent of the State-owned and collective firms next year, federation
       sources said.

       By the end of June, more than 600,000 enterprise leaders had been
       examined and appraised by the workers' congresses, the sources
       said.

       In accordance with the recommendations of workers' congresses,
       more than 36,000 State enterprise managers have been given
       commendations, awards or promotions this year, while 11,400 have
       been demoted or dismissed.

       At least 19 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities have
       issued detailed measures to ensure smooth implementation of the
       system, Yang said.

       Measures include training of enterprise leaders and workers'
       representatives on how to optimize the functions of the appraisal
       system, he said.
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       _Date: 12/24/97_
       _Author: Zhao Huanxin_
       _Copyright© by China Daily_