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Switzerland and China Address Labour Concerns
On 28 September, SECO, under the leadership of Boris Zürcher, Head of the Labour Directorate, received a delegation in Bern from the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MoHRSS) and Chinese social partners for the fifth tripartite dialogue on labour between Switzerland and China. The tripartite delegations met in person for the first time since the pandemic.
2023-09-28 14:45:20newsbot by content-proivder.ch GmbH
Quelle: Swiss Federal Council
On 28 September, a tripartite dialogue on labour took place between Switzerland and China, with the delegations meeting in person for the first time since the pandemic. The dialogue was led by Boris Zürcher, Head of the Labour Directorate at SECO.
The focus of the discussion was on new forms of work and their impact on worker protection issues and the need for highly skilled workers due to digitalisation. Switzerland raised concerns about reports of labour discrimination, arbitrary internment, and forced labour in Xinjiang and other regions of China.
They called on China to respect fundamental principles and rights at work as a member state of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Switzerland also urged China to implement ILO Core Conventions Nos.
29 and 105 on forced labour without delay. The Swiss social partners expressed their support for these demands and shared concerns about trade union freedom in Hong Kong..
(Quelle:Swiss Federal Council modified with ChatGPT)
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