CHINA’S SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM AND LABOR PROTECTION UNDER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12795/e-RIPS.2020.i01.02

Keywords:

China, Covid-19, unemployment, migrant workers, social protection.

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused great economic damages and made it challenging to identify the vulnerable groups amid this global public health crisis. It is especially true in China, where the market-oriented reform has led to the rise of “migrant workers” whose rights are poorly protected. Largely improved during the years, China’s social security system are still characterized by double narrowness: narrow coverage and narrow services provided. Numerous measures adopted by the Chinese government during the fight against the Covid-19 have been limited to the enforcement of the current legal framework and marginal amelioration of existing social assistance systems. In this context, the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the precarious conditions of a large number of Chinese workers, and called for further reform to construct a modern universal social welfare system, not only adapted to the dual labor market structure, but also adjusted to suit a new labor landscape after the Covid-19.

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YUE LIN, Autonomous University of Madrid

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Published

2020-06-26

How to Cite

LIN, Y. (2020). CHINA’S SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM AND LABOR PROTECTION UNDER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. E-International Review on Social Protection, 5(1), 15–28. https://doi.org/10.12795/e-RIPS.2020.i01.02

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020)

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DOCTRINAL ARTICLES

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Received 2020-06-14
Accepted 2020-06-17
Published 2020-06-26
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