The Staff and Workers and the Staff and Workers' Congress

Article 49 The staff and workers of the enterprise shall have the right to participate in its democratic management； the right to put foward opinions and suggestions concerning its production and work； the right to enjoy， according to law， labour protection， labour insurance， rest and vacation； and the right to report the true situation to state organs and make criticisms and charges against the leading cadres of the enterprise. Women staff and workers shall have the right to enjoy special labour protection and labour insurance in accordance with the provisions of the stare.

Article 50 The staff and workers should approach their work as the masters of the country that they are， should approach their work as the masters of the country that they are， observe labour discipline and the rules and regulations， and fulfil their tasks in production and work.

Article 51 The staff and workers' congress shall be the basic form for the practice of democratic management in the enterprise and the organ for the staff and workers to exercise their powers of democratic management.

The working organ of the staff and workers' congress shall be the trade union committee of the enterprise. The trade union committee of the enterprise shall be responsible for the day-to-day work of the staff and workers' congress.

Article 52 The staff and workers' congress shall exercise the following functions and powers：

1） to hear and deliberate the factory director's reports on the policy of operation， long-term and annual plans， programmes for capital construction and major technical transformation， plans for the training of the staff and workers， programmes for the distribution and use of the retained funds and programmes for contract and leasing systems of managerial responsibility， and to put forward opinions and suggestions；

2） to examine and endorse or to reject the enterprise's programmes for wage adjustment， programmes for bonus distribution， measures for labour protection， measures for awards and penalties and other important rules and regulations；

3） to deliberate and decide on the programmes for the use of the staff and workers' welfare fund， programmes for the allocation of the staff and workers' housing and other important matters concerning the well-being and benefits of the staff and workers；

4） to evaluate and supervise the leading administrative cadres at various levels of the enterprise and put forward suggestions for rewarding or punishing them and for their appointment or removal； and

5） to elect， by decision of the competent department of the government， the factory director and report to such department for approval.

Article 53 Democratic management shall be practised in workshops through the general meetings of the staff and workers， through the staff and workers representative groups or through other forms； the workers shall participate directly in the democratic management of shifts and groups.

Article 54 The staff and workers' congress shall support the factory director in exercising his functions and powers according to law and shall educate the staff and workers for the fulfilment of their obligations specified in this Law.