Author:PAN Kun

Key words:CPTPP; international labor standards; labor law; Hainan Free Trade Port; household registration system

Abstract:Aligning China's labor law with CPTPP labor provisions is benefi cial for China to integrate into the international economic and trade rules and also to avoid social dumping investigations. Its institutional framework includes principle clauses, substantive rights clauses, organizational clauses, implementation clauses, and dispute resolution clauses. The legal proposal for aligning China's labor law with CPTPP labor provisions can be divided into international and domestic levels. At the international level, the buffer period for implementing labor standards can be negotiated through bilateral agreements, procedural provisions can be utilized to prevent the abuse of dispute settlement procedures, and efforts can be made to timely approve relevant conventions concerning freedom of association and collective bargaining rights. At the domestic level, the CPTPP labor rules can be implemented in the Hainan Free Trade Port in advance. Specifi cally, in terms of forced labor, the focus can be on reforming the remuneration system for prisoners. Regarding occupational discrimination, efforts can be made to reform the household registration system to eliminate systemic discrimination based on household registration system to eliminate systemic discrimination based on household registration. In terms of freedom of association and collective bargaining rights, experiences from CPTPP signatory countries such as Vietnam and Singapore can be referenced.

Author:SHOU Juping

Key words:Fengqiao experience; enterprises in the private sector; harmonious labor relations; grassroots social governance

Abstract:If the "Fengqiao Experience" originated grassroots governance in rural communities in the 1960s, then the successful practice of building harmonious labor relations for enterprises in the private sector in Zhejiang province since the 21st century is an innovation and development of the "Fengqiao Experience" in the industrial era. The basic approach in Zhejiang province includes pushing "extensive mediation" to the forefront, preventing and mediating labor and personnel disputes on-site and at an early stage; attaining "comprehensive governance pervading enterprises in the private sector" to reinforce grassroots governance and prevent issues arising from the source; implementing " Party building in enterprises in the private sector" to achieve "double strongs" ( both strong in party building and strong in development ) that leads to "six points of excellence"(good production, positive corporate culture, harmonious labor relations, strong party leadership, exemplary party member team, and positive social reputation). The trade union helps protect the rights and interests of workers and coordinate them with the development of enterprises. The comprehensive evaluation of entrepreneurs in the private sector is used to guide and promote the "two points of health". The "Fengqiao Experience" refers to the practice of "clenching governance fi st of fi ve fi ngers", which has forged harmonious labor relations in enterprises in the private sector in Zhejiang province. Strengthening harmonious labor in enterprises is of great signifi cance for preventing and resolving potential social risks, consolidating grassroots social governance, and promoting social stability and development amid the current complex and ever-changing economic situation.

Author:CHEN Qihang LI Yan YAN Mouchun

Key words:female migrant workers; motherhood wage penalty; children's migration; two-child family

Abstract:In the context of the increasing number of migrant workers and the growing trend of family-based migration, it becomes increasingly important to properly solve a series of problems brought about by their children's migration. Focusing on the wage reduction issue faced by female migrant workers due to their children's migration, this study, based on the motherhood wage penalty theory and, using the 2018 China Migrants Dynamic Survey data, divides the wage penalty of female migrant workers taking care of children into fertility and parenting penalties, and fi nds that fertility penalties reduce the wages of female migrant workers by 2.4%, while parenting penalties signifi cantly decrease their income by 11.0%. In single-child families, the parenting penalty caused by the migration of kindergarten-aged children is the most severe for new-generation female migrant workers with lower education levels. In two-child families, the parenting penalty caused by the migration of infants and toddlers is the most severe for them with higher education levels and is more than four times that caused by migration of peers in single-child families in the same age group. It is recommended in the study that supply of childcare services for two-child families, such as providing affordable day care, care, and household services within the payment ability of migrant workers' families, be strengthened to further unleash labor resources brought by migration and promote gender equality in the labor market.