CHAN Ka Wai
The working environment in the Yunfu stone industry is slightly improved under the influence of government policy. However, amidst the pandemic, this study may not represent the real situation of the industry, because the decrease in the number of workers and orders may also reduce the flying dust. What is more significant is that similar problems manifested in the past research can still be witnessed in the industry today, such as the absence of the protective equipment, and substandard wet dust removal system.
The outdated Ordinance has failed to keep up with the changes, as evidenced by the fact that workplace-induced mental illnesses still have no place in both the First Schedule (Types of Injuries) and the Second Schedule (Occupational Diseases) to the Ordinance, despite their common occurrence at the workplace.
The negative impacts on working conditions caused by the pandemic has weakened. However, it has still created long-term negative impacts on workers’ personal livings.
The economic disadvantage of female workers under the pandemic is closely related to the said structural factors.
This article aims to discuss how the new trade union movement challenges the existing labour laws.
This study reveals a significant number of firms' unlawful activities, such as illegal dismissal, wage cut, delayed wage payment and non-payment.
To understand more about the working conditions of mining workers in China, the research team undertook an online survey.
The basic labour right problems of labour contract and social insurance in Henan Province and the issue had existed before the epidemic outbreak.
