Relevant provisions of the labor law that came into effect in June 1995 1.
Article 36 The state practices a working-hour system in which laborers work no more than eight hours a day and no more than 44 hours a week on average.
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According to the Decision of the State Council on Amending the Provisions of the State Council on Working Hours of Employees (OrderNo. 174 of the State Council), the provisions of the State Council on working hours of employees are applicable to employees of state organs, social organizations, enterprises, institutions and other organizations in People's Republic of China (PRC) (China).
According to the Opinions of the Ministry of Labor on Several Issues Concerning the Implementation of the Labor Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (No.309 issued by the Ministry of Labor [1995]), "individual economic organizations" refer to individual industrial and commercial households with less than seven employees.
Therefore, employees of joint ventures, foreign-funded enterprises, partnerships, private enterprises and individual economic organizations in People's Republic of China (PRC) should implement the national regulations on employees' working hours.
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