Labour dispute arbitration in China

What is it about?

As more international companies and investors enter the Chinese market, the odds of them to encounter labor dispute increase. Currently, the Chinese labour dispute arbitration, the first compulsory step of China's official labour dispute resolution system, is criticised of being insufficient to represent labour rights. However, there has been very few primary evidence. This paper explores the effectiveness of China's labour dispute arbitration through the perspectives of labour arbitrators. It offers readers an opportunity to evaluate China's changing labour relations, as well as its current legal reform.

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Why is it important?

We noticed that the arbitrators used China's legal reform to enhance their institutional advantages over other actors of labour relations. Meanwhile, the reform of the official labour dispute resolution system serves more like a tool to enhance the strength of the state than an endeavour to establish a rule of law system.