(Jointly Promulgated August 11, 1987 by the State Economic Commission, the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee, the Organization Department of the Central
Committee, the All-China Federation of Trade Unions
and the Communist Youth League.)

SUBJECT: LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

ISSUING-DEPT: STATE ECONOMIC COMMISSION
ISSUE-DATE: 08/11/1987
IMPLEMENT-DATE: 08/11/1987
LENGTH: 1678 words

TEXT:
[Article 1] These Regulations are formulated in order to implement the open door policy of the Party and the State, to enhance and improve political ideological activities for Chinese employees of Sino-foreign equity and contractual joint ventures to arouse the enthusiasm and creativity of Chinese employees to its greatest extent, to strengthen the operational management of enterprises and to accelerate the development of enterprises.

[Article 2] The fundamental task of political and ideological activities for Chinese employees of Sino-foreign equity and contractual joint ventures shall be:

To publicize the implementation of the four basic principles and the open door policy and to ensure the correct fulfillment of the direction, policies, laws and statutory regulations of the Party and the State;

To continuously improve the quality of the political thought and scientific and cultural understanding of Chinese employees and to create one contingent of employees which embodies uniform ideals, ethics, culture and discipline;

To encourage Chinese and foreign personnel to co-operate and work together for the good of the enterprise.

[Article 3] The main content and requirements of political and ideological activities for Chinese employees of Sino-foreign equity and contractual joint ventures shall be:

(1) Teaching which upholds the four basic principles and the love of one's country, people, work, science and socialism and which raises national self-esteem, national confidence and national pride;
(2) Teaching of the open door policy and use of foreign investment, in order to allow employees to understand fully the nature and objectives of policies which promote the use of foreign capital by a socialist country for the establishment of Sino-foreign equity and contractual joint ventures, to understand correctly and to implement the open door policy of the Party and the State and to work in co-operation with personnel from the foreign party;
(3) Teaching of common ideals and the concept of the working class as master, in order to encourage employees to cultivate a sense of honour and responsibility towards their work with a Sino-foreign equity and contractual joint ventures, to co-ordinate the desire to do one's own job well with the implementation of common ideals, to adopt the role of masters of the State and to actively contribute to the State's modernization;
(4) Teaching of the legal system and discipline in order to heighten employees' concepts of the legal system and discipline so that they strictly abide by State laws, statutory regulations and foreign related discipline, observe the various laws and regulations of the enterprise, fulfill the labour contract, submit to control and guidance from both Chinese and foreign administrative leaders of the enterprise and acquire proper work ethics;
(5) Education of employees to study conscientiously science, culture and professional knowledge and to master the advanced technology and management experience of the foreign party and all other relevant advanced know how;
(6) Launching of mass-based spiritual and cultural development activities, encouragement of a civilized, healthy, scientific knowledge based lifestyle, promotion of cultural, sport and recreational activities beneficial to the physical and mental health of employees, enrichment of their spiritual lives, moulding of their thoughts and values and allowing employees to develop themselves fully morally, mentally and physically;
(7) Concern for employee livelihood, co-ordination of the relevant areas so that the democratic rights and material benefits of employees are protected in accordance with the law and aiding of employees to resolve actual issues relating work, study or general living;
(8) Encouragement of employees to hold labour emulation drives and to propose rational suggestions, frequent praising of good people and good deeds, assistance where relevant in the selection of advanced production workers and model workers and provision of moral and material encouragement;
(9) Education of Chinese administrative leaders and management personnel at the various levels to conscientiously implement the direction, policies, laws and statutory regulations of the Party, and the State, to fulfill the contract and articles of association signed by the Chinese and foreign parties, to safeguard the interests of the State and employees in accordance with the law, to respect the legal rights and interests of foreign investors and to resolve appropriately and conflicts between the Chinese and foreign parties.