Does China's Employment Law Allow Racism/Sexism?
Source: Joshua Boyer
When living in China, it's important to be aware of the laws and regulations for working, regardless of if you are an employee or a business owner.
Even though you may encounter this situation when working in a job or applying for a job; discrimination such as sexim or racism are not allowed by the laws of China.
For your education, and future success, we have appended the related statements from the Employment Promotion Law, below.
Employment Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 3 - Workers shall be entitled by law to enjoy the right to equal employment and to seek their own employment. No worker seeking employment shall suffer discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, race, gender or religious belief.
Article 27 - The State guarantees that women enjoy equal right to work as men.
When an employing unit recruits persons, it shall not refuse to employ women or raise recruitment standards for females by using gender as an excuse, except where the types of work or posts are not suitable for women as prescribed by the State.
When an employing unit recruits female workers, it shall not have such provisions as restrict female workers from getting married or bearing a child included in the labor contract.
Legal Liability & Repercussions
Article 62 - In the event of any employment discrimination in violation of the provisions of this Law, the relevant worker(s) shall be entitled to initiate legal proceedings in the peoples' court.
Article 68 - Where anyone, in violation of the provisions of this Law, infringes on the lawful rights and interests of the workers, thus causing property losses or other damages, he shall bear civil liabilities in accordance with law; if a crime is constituted, he shall be investigated for criminal responsibilities in accordance with law
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