"Sixty Years of Labor and Employment  Policy in China: Development and Transition"

Yang Xue, Associate Professor, Northeast Asian Studies Academy, Jilin University, Changchun, China

DATE:	Sunday, November 15, 2009
TIME:	12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
PLACE:	Numata Seminar Room, 2223 Fulton Street, 6th Floor
FORMAT:	CCS Visiting Scholar Talk
SPONSORS:	Center for Chinese Studies

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In the 60 years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Chinese labor and employment policy has improved and played an important role in solving employment issues. Chinese labor and employment policy can be divided into 5 chronological periods: the initial period, stagnation, recovery, transition and stability. Depending upon the national conditions during each period, the government formulated and implemented different labor and employment policies, based on theoretical exploration, extensive studies and continual readjustment. Over time China’s labor and employment policy developed from a simple space transfer policy to a multiple choice, non-directional proactive employment policy. This talk will discuss the major employment policies of each period, highlighting their main characteristics and potential problems.

In Chinese and English with no interpretation.