Workers and staff who leave a joint venture and join another unit shall be paid in accordance with the system of wage standards, bonuses and subsidies of the unit.

Article 13 The joint venture must pay the Chinese workers and staff, in accordance with Article 11 of the Management Provisions, labor insurance, welfare benefits and various government subsidies on house rent, prices of basic daily necessities, culture, education, health protection, etc. for staff and workers. The amount of these funds shall be examined and approved by the labor personnel department in the province, municipality or autonomous region together with the financial department and the department concerned, and readjusted in line with changes in the standards of the labor insurance, welfare benefits and various government subsidies in state-run enterprises.
The labor insurance welfare benefits of a joint venture paid to the Chinese participants in a joint venture shall be used under the supervision of the venture's trade union organization. The subsidies shall be handled according to the relevant regulations of the government.

Article 14 The labor insurance and welfare benefits of the staff and workers in a joint venture shall be handled in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Chinese government for state-run enterprises. The joint venture may express its opinion on the clauses or items in the regulations if it considers them unsuitable and may make proposals which shall be implemented after approval by the labor personnel department in the province, municipality or autonomous region for ratification with the consent of the financial department and the trade union at the same level.

Article 15 The joint venture should pay attention to strengthening labor protection for its staff and workers and appoint proper and sufficient personnel in charge of the labor protection work. Effective measures must be taken to improve the labor conditions of the staff and workers and ensure safety in production and civilized production. The expenses in this field may be settled in accordance with the "Circular On Strengthening Protection from Silicon Dust and Toxic Materials" issued by the State Planning Commission in 1973.

Article 16 The joint venture shall implement the systems of work schedules, holidays and paid leave of absence which are carried on in China's state-run enterprises. It must distribute labor protection appliances to the staff and workers with reference to the standards in state-run enterprises.