Chapter 469 - Labor Department (II)
"We must first set up a law, the Law on the Protection of Workers' Rights and Interests, to specifically protect the rights and interests of workers. For example, it is necessary to stipulate that the amount of work should not exceed nine hours a day and that the number of days a week should not exceed six days. All overtime must be paid. If you extend overtime, you must be paid 1.5 times the wage. If you work overtime during the holiday period, you will be paid twice the salary. If you work overtime on holidays, you have to triple your salary. ”
"As for all kinds of beatings and scolding of workers, we must not have them. If it appears, it will be punished in accordance with various public order regulations. If the crime of assault and homicide is suspected, it can be arrested by the police department and then transferred to the court for trial and punishment. ”
"In addition, we will set up a labor dispute arbitration committee to arbitrate disputes between the two parties. For example, wage arrears, and various violations of workers' rights and interests. And if the matter is more serious, then we can even take the initiative to provide legal aid, so that the lawyers hired by our labor department will help the workers to provide legal aid, help them go to the court to fight a lawsuit, and protect their own interests. ”
Wang Guorui began to explain these provisions, and then began to explain step by step the responsibilities of this newly established labor department, and their duty is to be responsible for the legitimate interests of the workers, mainly to protect their various interests from being violated. In particular, it is necessary to resolutely suppress the excessive exploitation of laborers, otherwise we will definitely face a very important problem in the future. The establishment of this labor department is actually to imitate the governments of later generations and set up labor departments, so that they can also obtain sufficient benefits to maintain.
And when everyone heard Wang Guorui's content, they were all a little shocked by Wang Guorui, because Wang Guorui was able to open his mouth and come. In particular, the establishment of a law on the protection of workers' rights and interests. Such a direct establishment of a law to protect the interests of workers was something they had never thought of before. In the past, they all thought that Wang Guorui's instructions would be fine, but now Wang Guorui took the initiative to establish a law, so that those capitalists must also abide by it and cannot disobey it. And with this law, there will be a legal basis for punishment by courts and other law enforcement agencies. This will inevitably greatly limit the infringement of the interests of those workers.
And those capitalists see this law, and the exploitation of laborers must be curtailed a lot, otherwise they will definitely be punished by the government in the future. Especially the latter legal aid is even more amazing, because the average worker has a low level of education, and does not know the law very well, and does not believe in the law very much. In this way, they will definitely face the situation of not being able to fight lawsuits to protect their own interests, and can only sit back and watch the exploitation of those capitalists. As for the next step, if the government can provide them with legal aid, let the lawyers come and help them fight the lawsuit without compensation. In this way, they are not afraid that they are not familiar with the legal procedures, are not familiar with the provisions of the law, and cannot protect their own interests. Even then they will trust the law with the help of a lawyer, and believe that the law will protect their interests. In this process, they are also shaping a new image of the government, so that they can see that the government still cares about them.
And if a worker can get legal aid from the government, it is enough to radiate and influence more than 10 times the number of people, so that people can see that the government still cares about workers. Let them know that the government cares about them. They are not a vulnerable group in society, and the government must take care of them. Guarantee their legitimate interests. In this way, through the legal aid of lawyers, the people can also know the role of the law, and the law can help them protect their legitimate interests and their interests will not be infringed.
However, someone immediately asked, "Lord Wang, if it is a large-scale infringement on the interests of laborers." So what do we do? For example, a proprietor can abuse many workers. And at that time, do they still have to go to court one by one? In addition, often the social connections that the boss can have, as well as various economic strengths, etc., are very large. If you really want to go to court, even if it is a group of laborers tied together. None of them can be compared to a boss. At that time, even if the lawsuit is really fought, it may not be an absolute victory. If we interfere with the administration of justice, it is not appropriate. In the final analysis, it is the individual workers who are too weak to be able to deal with the proprietors as a group. Moreover, even if legal aid is obtained, whether or not to sue is still a matter of letting the workers decide for themselves, and the lawyer cannot incite them to sue. ”
Wang Guorui also began to think, because although the provisions of the law are definitely biased in favor of workers, whether the law can be enforced is also an important issue. Because if you can't enforce the law, it's not interesting. Although workers can get legal aid, their own background and economic strength are too weak, and it is really troublesome to face a group like the boss. According to the principle of general civil law, if the people do not prosecute, then in the end, the court will not be able to take the initiative to interfere.
This also gives a lot of bosses the opportunity to manipulate, because those bosses can force those workers not to take the initiative to sue through threats and other means. And those workers themselves are too weak to stand up to their bosses, so even if they have legal aid, they do not dare to make the decision to file a lawsuit. And the lawyer can't make a decision on whether to sue for him, because the lawyer has a strict rule, that is, he can't make a decision to sue on behalf of the client, and if the lawyer is allowed to make a decision to sue on behalf of the client, it will inevitably lead to the emergence of a large number of lawsuits, and the consequences are unimaginable.
Therefore, it is likely that those bosses will also use threats and coercion to make workers dare not make the idea of suering. This is definitely not going to work, and it is not conducive to the normal development of society. It must be very difficult to expect the workers to sue their bosses themselves. Therefore, the deterrent power of the workers against the capitalists is really a little weak, and they cannot take it seriously. Even with legal aid, it is still something that cannot be afforded in the end.
"In this way, let the labor department set up a workers' association, and give the workers' association the initiative to help some groups that are too vulnerable to file public interest lawsuits, and let the workers' association prosecute on behalf of the workers." Wang Guorui said.
"Lord Wang is wise, this labor public interest lawsuit is really good, and it can give workers a place to support." Someone immediately said.
Wang Guorui's labor public interest lawsuit is simply very good, so that he completely solves the problem that those workers dare not sue themselves, or are threatened. With this government-backed workers' association as the backstage, a series of public interest lawsuits will certainly be able to achieve a great balance. In this way, the bosses are no longer facing a lawsuit from a worker, but with the government and his lawsuit. In this way, the background and strength of both sides have also been greatly balanced, and the court's judgment can have a certain fair effect. Of course, this is Wang Guorui's means of plagiarizing a public interest lawsuit for the protection of consumer rights and interests in later generations.
"Okay, the next provisions, we can slowly amend, after all, the formulation of a law is not so easy for us to negotiate, it must be gradually formulated and revised to improve. Who are we going to put in charge of the Labor Agency this time? Wang Guorui asked.
Soon, Ouyang Xuan also took the initiative to say: "Lord Wang, this reflects the care for the laborers, so I suggest that Lord Wang let Mrs. Liu Xue come back to work." Mrs. Liu Xue has been the governor of Lanfang Province for a long time, and she is separated from Lord Wang, so it must be very inconvenient. Therefore, it is better to transfer her back to serve as the director of this labor department, so that Mrs. Liu Xue can come back to take up her post and reunite with you, Lord Wang. And this labor hall is also a very good yamen that can win the hearts of the people, and letting Mrs. Wang take up the position is conducive to showing that you value it, and everyone will also think of your good! With Mrs. personally supervising it, it also shows that you attach great importance to the interests of this laborer, Lord Wang! In this way, those businessmen did not dare to go too far, so that the interests of the laborers could be more guaranteed. ”
"You've said all the benefits, so what else do I have to object to?" Wang Guorui replied.
Wang Guorui has not seen his wife for almost a year, and he is a little strange. Because Liu Xue is now the governor of Lanfang Province, in order to appease Lanfang Province at that time, someone from the Liu family was appointed as the governor of this Lanfang Province. Liu Enguan has been killed, and Liu Xue is now the governor. But now that Nanyang has stabilized, naturally there is no need for this Liu Xue to continue to serve as governor. So now it is better to "cross the river and tear down the bridge" to transfer her back to serve as the director of the Labor Department, which can actually reunite the family. And as Ouyang Xuan said, let his wife serve as the head of the labor department, which also shows that he attaches great importance to it. And it can improve the image of Wang Guorui's family in the minds of workers, so this is also a good choice.
Therefore, transferring Liu Xue back is a good choice for both business and private affairs.
"Immediately draft an order and let Liu Xue come back to be responsible for the formation of the Labor Department." Wang Guorui said.
Kang Tongwei immediately said: "Okay, I'll go and ask the office to give an order immediately!" (To be continued......)