Source:
CIA - The world factbook
; UN - United Nations
; World Bank
Note: (e) Estimated data
Working conditions
Legal weekly duration
40 hours
Retirement age
55 years for women and 60 years for men.
Working contracts
Legal provisions govern the work contracts, the collective agreements and the individual negotiation supplement them. Employment contract and recruiting conditions formalities are strict, which is not so for dismissal constraints which are rather flexible. There are 3 types of contracts: the permanent contract, the fixed term contract and the contract for the project.
Cost of labor
Minimum wage
No legal minimum salary.
Average wage
Average monthly gross earnings in China is CNY 1,868 (USD 273).
Social contributions
Social security contributions paid by employers: 60%
Social security contributions paid by employees: 11%
Social partners
Social dialogue and involvement of social partners
The Chinese Communist party recognises only one trade union: "the All China Federation of Trade Unions" (ACFTU). The ACFTU is not an independent trade union, it thus cannot be the voice of the workers.
Labour market
China
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The active population in figures | Working conditions | Cost of labor | Social partners
The active population in figures
Source: CIA - The world factbook ; UN - United Nations ; World Bank
Note: (e) Estimated data
Working conditions
Employment contract and recruiting conditions formalities are strict, which is not so for dismissal constraints which are rather flexible.
There are 3 types of contracts: the permanent contract, the fixed term contract and the contract for the project.
Cost of labor
Social security contributions paid by employees: 11%
Social partners
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