Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People ’s Congress: Investigate and correct in accordance with the law the refusal to recruit workers from areas with severe epidemics
With the improvement of the epidemic prevention and control situation in Hubei, the process of resuming production and resuming production in various regions has accelerated, and the number of Hubei laborers working abroad is increasing. However, in some places, workers from Hubei province are treated differently, it is difficult to find a job, and even they are dismissed for no reason. In this regard, Guo Linmao, director of the Social Law Section of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People ’s Congress, said that regional circumvention and discrimination regardless of circumstances impaired the rights of workers to fair employment, which was neither in line with the spirit of the Party Central Committee nor legal, and even more unfavorable Consolidate the results of epidemic prevention and control and promote economic and social development. In response to the phenomenon of individual employers refusing to recruit and dismissing Hubei laborers for no reason, localities must take effective measures in a timely manner. First, in accordance with the requirements of the Party Central Committee, unblock the employment channels of laborers, effectively eliminate the obstacles to the working mechanism of laborers returning to employment, and create a good and fair employment environment. The second is to strictly implement labor laws and regulations. For refusing to recruit laborers in severe epidemic areas, and terminating labor relations on the grounds of serious epidemic areas, we must investigate and correct them in accordance with the law. The third is to increase legal publicity, guide the employers to recruit workers according to law, and earnestly safeguard the rights of workers to fair employment. (Reporters Luo Sha, Yang Weihan)