08/2008

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Monthly News Roundup

>Trade Union Chairman Selection Measures Issued - 2008-08-25

The ACFTU (All China Federation of Trade Unions) promulgated Measures for the Section of Trade Union Chairman in Enterprises, explicitly requiring that the administrative management (including deputy administrative management) in an enterprise, their partners and close relatives, head of human resource department, as well as foreign employees should not be selected as candidates for enterprise trade union chairman. more

>Illegally Employed In Zhejiang Get Higher Compensation For Work Injuries - 2008-08-22

Zhejiang Provincial Department of Labor and Social Security and Zhejiang Provincial Labor Dispute Arbitration Commission have issued a ruling "View on Work Injury of Employees and Child Labor of Illegal Employment", saying that work injuries of employees in illegal employment units or child labor should be compensated immediately with maximum compensation of 16 times the local average wage as of last year. more

>New Labor Law Passed In Macau - 2008-08-12

The Legislative Assembly of the Macau Special Administrative Region has passed the new labor law after one year and two months of deliberation. The Macau government handed over th final e draft of the law to the Legislative Assembly in May 2007 and the text in July 2008. more

>More New Environmental Standards Implemented - 2008-08-06

The following regulations and standards came into effect as of August 1: National Catalog of Hazardous Wastes, Cleaner production standard Directive for standardization, Cleaner production standard – Sintering industry, Cleaner production standard – Blast furnace, Cleaner production standard – Steel-making industry, Cleaner production standard - Chemical fibre industry (polyester fibre), Cleaner production standard—calcium carbide industry, Technical Guidelines For Environmental Protection in Port Project for Check & Accept of Completed Construction Project, Discharge standard of water pollutants for pulp and paper industry, Emission standard of pollutants for electroplating, Discharge standard of water pollutants for down industry, Emission standard of pollutants for synthetic leather and artificial leather industry, Discharge standards of water pollutants for pharmaceutical industry Fermentation products category, Discharge standards of water pollutants for pharmaceutical industry Chemical synthesis products category, Discharge standard of water pollutants for pharmaceutical industry Extraction products category......more

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