A comparison of the labor code in Kazakhstan and China

Abstract

The labor legislation of the People’s Republic of China is directed on productivity and the result, while the legislation of Kazakhstan covers the safety of labor. Numerous researches point out the comparability between these two codes, however, this dissertation examines are there any differences in the labor code of Kazakhstan and China? How these differences affect employees from both regions? Do labor protests contribute to the changes in labor legislations of both states and especially in China? The research form included several methods. Potential bias and inaccuracy in one method were challenged by another. Qualitative comparative analysis to get general information about the topic was the first condition of the research. Quantitative data collection method included a questionnaire. The scope of this dissertation covers the evaluation of the two codes. Thus, it was concluded that Chinese legislation has no provisions of working conditions in the code. That is the reason for the lowest rate of labor safety in People’s Republic of China. In addition, the code of China consists of 107 articles, while the Kazakhstan version broadens to 204 articles. One of the similarities is the working time, which is 8 hours per day in both countries. However, in China working week is 44 hours and in Kazakhstan it amounts to 40. The given work outlined that various economic, social, political and legal factors affect the structure of labor codes and the perception of the workers by the governments. It was found out that Chinese employees prefer Kazakhstani companies because of unite and broad labor legislation.