Workers' rights not an enemy to economic growth

Following the central government's repeated calls to guarantee workers' right to paid leave, some local governments are encouraging employees to take a break in an almost compulsory manner. South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region announced in July that local employers, including government departments and private enterprises, will be disqualified from applying for role model titles if they fail to do so. Comments:

In essence, depriving enterprises that fail to carry forward the paid leave policy of their eligibility for awards and titles is far from extreme or radical. Such an assessment-oriented "compulsory" order is aimed at protecting workers' legal interests. As both the Labor Law and the Regulations on Paid Annual Leave of Employees have made it clear that paid leave is a right.

gmw.cn, Aug 8