News / Cosco chief calls on Chinese government to boost workers' rights

Cosco's Zhu Bixin

Cosco’s president has urged China’s government to implement new laws protecting workers’ benefits and matching international standards, as part of a push to attract foreign trade.

Addressing the annual Two Sessions meeting in Beijing yesterday, Zhu Bixin, also a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, said improving workers’ rights was central to boosting the nation’s shipping sector.

“It is necessary to establish a salary and welfare system with a dynamic adjustment and ...