Article 80 A labor dispute mediation committee may be established inside the employing unit. The committee shall be composed of representatives of the staff and workers, representatives of the employing unit, and representatives of the trade union. The chairman of the committee shall be held by a representative of the trade union.
Agreements reached on labor disputes through mediation shall be implemented by the parties involved.

Article 81 A labor dispute arbitration committee shall be composed of representatives of the labor administrative department, representatives from the trade union at the corresponding level, and representatives of the employing unit. The chairman of the committee shall be held by a representative of the labor administrative department.

Article 82 The party that requests for arbitration shall file a written application to a labor dispute arbitration committee within 60 days starting from the date of the occurrence of a labor dispute. The arbitration committee may generally make an adjudication within 60 days from the date of receiving the application. The parties involved must implement the adjudication if no objections are raised.

Article 83 Where a party involved in a labor dispute is not satisfied with the adjudication, the party may bring a lawsuit to a people's court within 15 days from the date of receiving the ruling of arbitration. Where one of the parties involved neither brings a lawsuit nor implements the adjudication of arbitration within the statutory time limit, the other party may apply to a people's court for compulsory implementation.

Article 84 Where a dispute arises from the conclusion of a collective contract and no settlement can be reached through consultation by the parties concerned, the labor administrative department of the local people's government may organize the relevant departments to handle the case in coordination.
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Where a dispute arises from the implementation of a collective contract and no settlement can be reached through consultation by the parties concerned, the dispute may be submitted to the labor dispute arbitration committee for arbitration. Any party that is not satisfied with the adjudication of arbitration may bring a lawsuit to a people's court within 15 days from the date of receiving the adjudication.
Chapter XI Supervision and Inspection

Article 85 The labor administrative departments of people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the law, supervise and inspect the implementation of laws, rules and regulations on labor by the employing unit, and have the power to stop any acts that run counter to laws, rules and regulations on labor and order the rectification thereof.

Article 86 The inspectors from the labor administrative departments of people's governments at or above the county level shall, while performing their public duties, have the right to enter the employing units to make investigations about the implementation of laws, rules and regulations on labor, examine necessary data and inspect labor sites.
The inspectors from the labor administrative departments of people's governments at or above the county level must show their certifications while performing public duties, impartially enforce laws, and abide by relevant stipulations.

Article 87 Relevant departments of people's governments at or above the county level shall, within the scope of their respective duties and responsibilities, supervise the implementation of laws, rules and regulations on labor by the employing units.

Article 88 Trade unions at various levels shall, in accordance with the law, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of laborers, and supervise the implementation of laws, rules and regulations on labor by the employing units.
Any organizations or individuals shall have the right to expose and accuse any acts in violation of laws, rules and regulations on labor.
Chapter XII Legal Responsibility

Article 89 Where the rules and regulations on labor formulated by the employing unit run counter to the provisions of laws, rules and regulations, the labor administrative department shall give a warning to the unit, order it to make corrections; where any harms have been caused to laborers, the unit shall be liable for compensations.

Article 90 Where the employing unit extends working hours of laborers in violation of the stipulations of this Law, the labor administrative department shall give it a warning, order it to make corrections, and may impose a fine.

Article 91 Where an employing unit infringes in any of the following ways the legitimate rights and interests of laborers, the labor administrative department shall order it to pay laborers remuneration or to make up for economic losses, and may also order it to pay compensations:
(1) to deduct wages or delay in paying wages to laborers without reason;
(2) to refuse to pay laborers remuneration for the extended working hours;
(3) to pay laborers wages below the local standard on minimum wages; or
(4) to fail to provide laborers with economic compensations in accordance with the provisions of this Law after revocation of labor contracts.

Article 92 Where the occupational safety facilities and health conditions of an employing unit do not comply with the provisions of the State or the unit fails to provide laborers with necessary labor protection articles and labor protection facilities the labor administrative department or other relevant departments shall order it to make corrections, and may impose a fine. If circumstances are serious, the above-said departments shall apply to a people's government at or above the county level for a decision to order the unit to stop production for consolidation. If the unit fails to take measures against potential accident which later leads to the occurrence of a serious accident and the losses of laborers' lives and properties, criminal responsibilities shall be investigated against the persons in charge mutatis mutandis the stipulations of Article 187 of the Criminal Law. 9/11

Article 93 Where an employing unit forces laborers to operate with risks in violation of the rules and regulations, causing thus major accident of injuries and deaths, and serious consequences, criminal responsibilities of the person in charge shall be investigated according to law.

Article 94 Where an employing unit illegally recruits juveniles under the age of 16, the labor administrative department shall order it to make corrections, and impose a fine. If circumstances are serious, the administrative department for industry and commerce shall revoke its business license.

Article 95 Where an employing unit encroaches upon the legitimate rights and interests of female and juvenile workers in violation of the stipulations of this Law on their protection, the labor administrative department shall order it to make corrections, and impose a fine. If harms to female and juvenile workers have been caused, the unit shall assume the responsibility for compensations.

Article 96 Where an employing unit commits one of the following acts, the person in charge shall be taken by a public security organ into custody for 15 days or less, or fined, or given a warning; and criminal responsibilities shall be investigated against the person in charge according to law if the act constitutes a crime:
(1) to force laborers to work by resorting to violence, intimidation or illegal restriction of personal freedom; or
(2) humiliating, giving corporal punishment, beating, illegally searching or detaining laborers.

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