The representative suggested to take root to solve the distress and worries of workers in the new employment form
Effectively safeguard the rights and interests of workers in new employment forms
□ Our reporter Zhu Ningning
At present, ordering takeout and receiving express delivery has become the daily life of many people.
Especially during the epidemic, many takeaway riders took the initiative to shoulder social responsibilities, and many "retroversaries" emerged.
However, the "little brothers" who brought warmth to the society in special times are in urgent need of warmth themselves.
Difficulties in identifying work-related injuries, inability to pay insurance, and irregular employment are not uncommon. There have always been many problems in the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of workers in new formats.
This phenomenon has aroused the close attention of deputies to the National People's Congress.
In recent years, a number of representatives have actively offered suggestions based on in-depth research, calling for the introduction of laws and policies to safeguard the rights and interests of workers in new forms of employment as soon as possible, and to support and regulate the development of new forms of employment.
In 2021, "supporting and regulating the development of new forms of employment" was identified as a key supervision recommendation of the National People's Congress.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, as the sponsor, closely combined the handling of relevant suggestions with the promotion of work, and on the basis of fully listening to and absorbing the opinions of representatives, researched and formulated policy documents for safeguarding the rights and interests of workers in the new employment form.
Always remember, there will be reverberations.
In July 2021, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and other eight ministries and commissions jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Safeguarding Labor Security Rights and Interests of Laborers in New Employment Forms" (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions").
The promulgation of the "Opinions" effectively protects the legitimate rights and interests of workers in new forms of employment, and effectively promotes the sustainable and healthy development of the platform economy.
Representatives are concerned about the protection of workers' rights and interests in new formats
Huang Chao, deputy to the National People's Congress and deputy general manager of Guangxi Forestry Group Co., Ltd., is one of many people's congress representatives who pay attention to the protection of labor rights and interests in new formats.
Her suggestion of "Enhancing the Supervision Capability in an All-round Way, Don't Let Takeaway Riders Get Out of the Umbrella of Labor Rights and Interests" is one of the key supervision suggestions.
The "Opinions" also adopted some of her suggestions.
What is quite surprising is that this suggestion stemmed from an accidental collision between her and the takeaway brother.
He was driving normally on the road but was suddenly scratched by the takeaway brother. Unlike the reaction of ordinary people, Huang Chao did not look at his own losses first in this traffic accident, but was concerned about the labor rights protection of the takeaway brother: " If you are injured, is it a work-related injury? Does the company provide relevant insurance for compensation?" After this incident, Huang Chao started to understand the situation from the takeaway brothers around him and the daily contact with him, and carefully read a lot of reports on takeaways. Media reports on riders' living conditions, and use legal expertise to conduct research on platform algorithms and other phenomena.
The low insurance participation rate of workers in the new form of employment, the difficulty in identifying legal relationships, the lack of smooth appeal channels, the general lack of equal bargaining power, and the absence of trade unions... Huang Chao spent more than a year conducting research and conducted research on related issues. After careful sorting and analysis, relevant recommendations were finally submitted at the National People's Congress in 2021.
Also concerned about this group is Chai Shuang, a deputy to the National People's Congress and a mail receiver at the Shanghai Postal District Center of China Post Group Co., Ltd.
Having worked hard at the grassroots level for many years, Chai Shining knows many couriers, takeaways, and online car-hailing drivers.
In his view, many takeaways and couriers walk through the streets and serve the "last mile" of the city, and they should be provided with more comprehensive protection to allow them to better integrate into local life.
Therefore, during the 2021 National People's Congress, he submitted a proposal "on improving the social security of flexible employment workers in new formats".
"My biggest expectation is that these migrants who enter the city can get matching remuneration and proper social security through their own labor, so that their employment platform will be broader and the channel for them to pursue their dreams will be smoother." Chai Sparkle said.
The whole process of communication and handling, the answer is not evasive or perfunctory
As the organizer, the Party Group of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security attaches great importance to the handling of key suggestions, and regards handling suggestions as an important way to understand public opinion, improve policies, and promote work.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has conducted serious research on dozens of proposals related to new employment forms, and has thoroughly understood the background and purpose of the opinions and suggestions made by representatives through telephone, WeChat, video, face-to-face communication, etc., and accurately grasped the content and Substantially, communicate with representatives to exchange handling opinions and relevant policy considerations.
When replying to the delegates, face the questions raised by the delegates directly, without evading or perfunctory, not only reporting the progress of the work and the measures to be taken to the delegates, but also explaining the situation and reasons to the delegates in a realistic manner for the problems that cannot be resolved for the time being.
On the morning of July 21, 2021, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security specially organized a communication symposium with deputies to the National People's Congress, inviting 4 delegates including Huang Chao and Chai Shining to have a face-to-face symposium, and 7 delegates attended the meeting via video connection.
At the meeting, relevant departments reported the previous work and the next steps to the delegates, and responded to the concerns of the delegates.
In the afternoon of the same day, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security specially organized some representatives of the National People's Congress to go to the Meituan Dianping Headquarters to investigate the protection of the rights and interests of delivery workers, and had in-depth exchanges with the management of Meituan.
On the basis of in-depth research on various platforms and enterprises, and extensive listening to the opinions and suggestions of people's congress representatives, enterprises, experts and scholars, relevant departments, localities, and workers, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security drafted and promoted the issuance of the "Opinions", and timely absorbed the suggestions of the representatives. to safeguard the rights and interests of workers in the new form of employment.
The "Opinions" improve the system and mechanism for protecting the rights and interests of workers in the new form of employment, and reasonably define the labor protection responsibilities of platform companies.
Delegates are concerned about clarifying the relationship between platform enterprises and workers in the new form of employment, reasonably defining the labor protection responsibilities of platform enterprises, strengthening occupational injury protection for workers in the new form of employment, loosening the restrictions on the household registration of flexible employees in the place of employment, and smoothing out new employment opportunities. Issues such as the expression of workers' demands in the form of employment and the channels for resolving disputes are clearly stipulated in the "Opinions".
Continue to pay attention to follow-up policy implementation and evaluate the effectiveness
Although the relevant staff of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security had conducted many thorough discussions with Huang Chao through voice and video connections before the "Opinions" were released, after carefully studying the "Opinions" one by one, Huang Chao still felt very moved. .
In her opinion, this is a policy document full of strong feelings for the people, very pragmatic and down-to-earth.
"It can be said that the state has given the people a guarantee of keeping pace with the times with its policy of advancing with the times."
The proposal has been completed, but the attention to the protection of workers' rights and interests in the new employment form has not stopped.
Huang Chao told reporters that the National People's Congress had organized a special survey on this matter and established a WeChat working group.
To this day, the working group has not been disbanded.
After the "Opinions" came out, Huang Chaochao would from time to time post some new issues that appeared after the policy was introduced directly in the group.
The comrades in charge of the relevant departments and bureaus of the National People's Congress and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in the group will reply immediately, give her feedback at any time, and hope that the representatives can continue to provide them with clues.
And Huang Chao found that some new developments and the voices of the masses that he was concerned about were also followed up by relevant departments in a timely manner.
It is understood that after the "Opinions" were issued, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, together with relevant departments, solidly promoted the implementation of the "Opinions", strengthened policy publicity and interpretation, deployed and carried out special actions, guided and urged platform companies to regulate employment in accordance with the law, and accelerated the pilot work of occupational injury protection. work, and optimize employment and entrepreneurship services.
Most of the leading platform companies have taken corresponding measures in accordance with the requirements of the "Opinions", established a system for the expression and communication and negotiation of laborers' interests, improved platform rules and algorithms, increased supervision of labor cooperative enterprises, and guaranteed the rights and interests of laborers in new employment forms. The level has steadily increased.
The relevant suggestions put forward by the deputies of the National People's Congress have taken root in practice, solved the urgent problems of workers in the new employment form, and promoted new progress in human resources and social security work.
(Source: Rule of Law Daily)