Editor’s note: Along with the opening in Beijing of the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) on 5 March 2022, and the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on 4 March 2022, the OUC will keep its tradition of publicising “Two Sessions Deputies and Members from the OUC”, reporting on leaders, teachers, students or alumni who are also deputies and members of the two sessions, and aiming to enhance the image of the OUC while encouraging its teachers and students to work together toward the reform and development of open education.

Brief Introduction:

Chai Shanshan, a member of the Han ethnic group, comes from Laohekou in Hubei Province. He entered the Administrative Management programme at the Shanghai Branch of the Open University of China (OUC) in 2016, and now works receiving and delivering mail at the Central Bureau of the Shanghai Postal District of China Post Corporation. He was also a deputy to the 15th Shanghai People's Congress and the 13th National People's Congress.

Chai Shanshan, a deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC), is a postal worker in Shanghai. In recent years, he has been calling for greater fairness and enhanced social security in his city.

At the NPC & CPPCC annual sessions last year, Chai Shanshan submitted a proposal on enhancing the social security of short-term employees working in new forms of business; it was listed as a key document and given special attention.

Chai Shanshan says that the voices of workers have received great attention at the national level, with all the provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Delta issuing policies to safeguard labour security, as well as the interests of workers in new forms of business. In his research, Chai Shanshan also uncovered new problems. He believes that lack of regulation of companies engaged in outsourcing can lead to the rights of their workers being violated.。

For example, in the current situation, migrant workers may be able to work in Shanghai, but pay for social security elsewhere, and have no access to it in Shanghai. Some companies also randomly extend work hours and refuse to pay extra on holidays.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, by the end of 2021 there were 200 million employees in temporary positions in China. At the two sessions this year, Chai Shanshan will propose reforms to their situation by way of changes to legal and regulatory frameworks.

By OUC News Network

Source: CCTV News