The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China intends to launch a pilot program for occupational injury protection to protect the rights and interests of flexible employment personnel on the platform
China News Service, Beijing, August 18 (Reporter Li Jingze) In recent years, with the development of the platform economy, the issue of accident protection for workers in new forms of employment such as takeaway brothers has become a hot spot of social concern.
You Jun, Vice Minister of China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, stated at a regular policy briefing by the State Council of China on the 18th that the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security plans to launch a pilot program for occupational injury protection to protect the rights and interests of flexible employment personnel on the platform.
A few days ago, the 141st executive meeting of the State Council of China reviewed and approved the "Guiding Opinions on Safeguarding the Labor Security Rights and Interests of Workers in New Employment Forms."
You Jun introduced how the "Opinions" can strengthen the occupational injury protection of workers with new employment forms.
You Jun said that although most platform companies purchase commercial insurance such as accidental injury insurance, due to various reasons, the level of occupational injury protection is too low. These problems cannot be effectively solved by market forces alone.
You Jun pointed out that, in response to this situation, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is formulating occupational injury protection measures for flexible employment personnel on the platform in accordance with the principle of urgent use first, and plans to launch occupational injury protection pilot projects to try to solve the problem of unbalanced and inadequate occupational injury protection as soon as possible.
First, it is necessary to clarify that the occupational injury insurance for the flexible employment of the platform is the positioning of social insurance, that is, the government-led insurance system, which is established and implemented under the framework of the current industrial injury insurance system.
The second is to innovate institutional models, adapt to the characteristics of platform online operations, innovate policies and methods, and unblock the occupational injury protection channels for platform enterprises and platform flexible employees.
The third is to pilot projects first.
Considering that the establishment of a platform for flexible employment of the occupational injury protection system is a system innovation with complex relationships, wide coverage, and strong policy. It is a brand-new field. It is planned to start with travels that have a high degree of concern from all walks of life and a greater risk of occupational injury. , Takeaway, instant delivery, intra-city freight and other industries, select some provinces and cities with a good working foundation to conduct pilot projects, and after this system is mature, it will be fully implemented in an orderly manner, effectively protecting the rights of flexible employees on the platform.
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