Labor contract law 'unfairly criticized'

Criticism of the newly implemented Labor Contract Law, especially open-ended contracts, is a result of misunderstanding, a senior legislator said yesterday.

"An open-ended labor contract is not an iron rice bowl," Xin Chunying, deputy director of the legislative affairs commission of the NPC Standing Committee, said.

"People can still be dismissed at any time if an employer has grounds to do so under the law," she said in a group interview.