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Chapter 1021 Labor Law Framework

"For late and lazy workers, we workshop owners need to have the power to punish them independently, otherwise our workshop owners' interests will not be guaranteed."

In a lobby in Suzhou Mansion, representatives of several workshop owners raised their objections. Sitting opposite them were representatives of textile workers, and people from the government were presiding over the overall situation.

"Is being late for a quarter of an hour the same as being late for an hour, and what about corporal punishment? What is laziness?" The representatives of the textile workers were equally aggressive.

"Personally, I think that work should be calculated by piece, and wages should be calculated according to the amount of textiles produced. The minimum wage is unreasonable. If some people are lazy in the workshop, forgive me, I don't even want to give him the minimum wage." A representative of the workshop owner said.

"It's up to you if we're lazy or not? What if we deliberately withhold our wages?"

"That is, some unscrupulous workshop owners often find reasons to deduct the wages of our textile workers, and what they get is often only half of the agreed wages."

"Isn't that because you are always lazy and go out to the gambling house, so you don't have to hire a supervisor to supervise you?"

The representatives of the workshop owner and the representatives of the textile workers were at odds in the lobby, and it was the other party's responsibility to blame each other.

The officials sent by the Suzhou government to supervise the negotiations recorded the more specific demands of the two parties, and at the same time calmed down the emotions of both parties and prevented them from fighting in the lobby.

Wang Changyuan was among the representatives of workshop owners. He did not open a factory, so he did not know the specific conflicts between workshop owners and handicraftsmen.But after he participated in the negotiations between the two parties, he gradually understood the key points of the dispute between the two parties.

He sent a telegram to Chu Yun suggesting to provide a place for the workshop owners and workers to negotiate, and soon Chu Yun asked the Suzhou government to organize representatives of both parties to negotiate here.

During the negotiation period, some prisoners who burned the textile factory were still detained awaiting trial, and workers who went on strike in Suzhou City, Hangzhou City and other places returned to work in their own workshops.The shutdown of workshops and factories hurt not only workshop owners and factory owners, but also strike workers. Not only did they lose their wages during this period, they also fell out with their employers to a certain extent. When they first returned to the workshop Both sides are a little embarrassed.

"Soon the government will promulgate the labor law, and the government will consider your opinions in the law. The owner of the workshop has the right to set the wages, but he can't deduct workers' wages at will. Everything must have a limit. This is The golden mean." Chen Hongmi, as the prefect of Suzhou, listened to the dispute between the two sides, and paid more attention to the new livelihood issues.

"I hope the government can pay attention to the interests of our workshop owners. We pay to set up factories and hire workers. We not only give these poor people a bite to eat, but also produce products to meet the needs of the people, and pay taxes to the government. It's so big. Contributions need to be subject to various restrictions and restrictions. We consider their situation, who will consider our situation?" A workshop owner representative complained to Chen Hongmi.

"Don't say that, the shopkeeper. It is also a good thing for you that the society is stable and workers are satisfied with their current life, which can improve their production efficiency and loyalty to the workshop." Chen Hongmi has been thinking about the relationship between the workshop owner and The conflict among workers is also wondering whether there is a way to solve this problem with the best of both worlds.

"We are adhering to this idea that we have to sit down and talk calmly together." Wang Changyuan assisted the government to speak.

The workshop owner’s representative and the worker’s representative had been negotiating for a long time. At the beginning, there were huge disputes in many aspects. Later, as both sides were exhausted and wanted to solve the problem as soon as possible, they summarized all the problems into a few points. The two sides make a final compromise, and the final compromise is related to the drafting of the labor law.

"The big framework of the labor law has come out, which is mainly divided into several parts: contracts, working hours, wages, labor safety, special protection for female employees and child labor, re-employment training, social insurance, disputes and arbitration, and legal liability. In protecting the interests of workers colleagues, try to take into account the interests of the employer, which is reflected in the contract, employers and employees can freely sign labor contracts under the premise of not violating the labor law."

The Secretary of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs summarized the results of the discussion during this period, and the labor law that transcended this era has begun to take shape, and even conceived situations that have not yet formed serious consequences.

"In the next period of time, we need to discuss each part, try to formulate a comprehensive law, and at the same time form a trade union as a labor law supervisory agency to safeguard the interests of workers, so that workshop owners and workers can negotiate and advocate The place to appeal." Chu Yun made a final decision.

In order to confirm the outline and main items of the labor law, the officials transferred by Chu Yun to be in charge of drafting the labor law had been arguing for more than half a month.

For each part of the outline, detailed terms need to be discussed and formulated.This is a law related to the interests of the ever-growing group of laborers, and it is also the law most related to the national economy and the people's livelihood.

"We have fully understood the spirit of the labor law. The temporary labor union in Suzhou sent telegrams to convey to us the appeals of workshop owners and representatives of textile workers. Through the contradictions in the textile industry, we can draw inferences from one instance and formulate applicable laws and regulations. Unified norms for all walks of life. This norm also applies to government-run factories, farms, pastures, and coal mountains. The military leader will not have to come to the Ministry of Criminal Supervision for a period of time to come. This half month is really too hard. said another official.

"Then I will leave the matter here to you. I will follow up the progress of the legislation at any time. In the spring of next year, the new law will be promulgated as soon as possible to perfectly resolve the Jiangnan worker incident. The labor law issue even delayed our handling of Dongying affairs." Chu Yun He has been busy drafting the labor law for more than half a month, exhausting him physically and mentally. After the framework is finalized, the officials will complete the detailed rules based on the negotiation of the temporary labor union in Suzhou ahead.

Chu Yun also wanted to urge the rebels in the Western Regions, Nanyang and other places to put down the progress of the rebellion, so he had no spare time to distract himself from sending troops to Japan. He only sent Lu Xiangsheng and other advance troops to assist the defeated coalition forces in defense.

The shogunate will eventually be defeated. In contrast, Chu Yun puts maintaining the stability of the existing country first.

It's a pity that there is no telegram in the Kansai area of ​​Japan, and intelligence officers from the Military Intelligence Department need to go to Yokohama Port by sailboat, and then notify the military headquarters through the Yokohama Telegraph Station, so there is a roughly ten-day information lag on Chu Yun's side.The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is very likely that Osaka Castle will be captured in ten days.

"I hope that Lu Xiangsheng and others can help the fallen coalition forces defend Osaka City. It will take time to quell the rebellion and appease the workers. If the shogunate takes this opportunity to establish a centralized regime, it will be really difficult to deal with." Chu Yun is also a little worried that a unified regime will appeared on the sea.

Entering Japan as a teacher of justice and as an invader will affect future sovereignty issues.

(End of this chapter)