Editor's note: Employment is a priority for improving livelihoods. China Daily spoke to Ban Xiaohui, an associate professor at the School of Law, Wuhan University, on how strengthened legal protection can help realize this goal. Below are excerpts of the interview. The views don't necessarily represent those of China Daily.
In practice, nonmarket factors still constrain labor mobility and job matching efficiency, limiting individual development opportunities and weakening overall resource allocation. Improving rule-of-law safeguards for employment therefore requires strengthening the enforceability of the principle of equal employment, refining anti-discrimination rules, clarifying legal liabilities and raising the penalties for violations.
Meanwhile, fair competition review mechanisms should be further advanced and institutional barriers that hinder labor mobility should be removed in accordance with the law. By ensuring unified rules and equal opportunities, employment outcomes can better reflect individual capability and contribution, thereby boosting worker confidence and market vitality.
Safeguarding employment must remain centered on workers' rights and firmly uphold legal standards. Laws relating to basic labor standards should clearly define minimum wages, working hours, rest and leave, and occupational safety and health as universally applicable and nonnegotiable legal baselines. This will prevent the hidden erosion of labor conditions amid intensified...
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