Taking employment discrimination seriously : : Chinese and European perspectives / / edited by Yuwen Li and Jenny Goldschmidt.

• Author: Studie- en Informatiecentrum Mensenrechten (Netherlands)
• TeilnehmendeR: Li, Yuwen, 1962-; Goldschmidt, J. E.; Studie- en Informatiecentrum Mensenrechten (Netherlands)
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Nijhoff eBook titles 2009
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Notes: "Netherlands Institute of Human Rights, School of Law, Utrecht University, The Netherlands."
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Introduction To The Book. Anti-Discrimination In Employment Necessitates Law And Action /; Chapter 1. An Analysis Of Employment Discrimination In China’S Economic And Social Transition /; Chapter 2. A Research Report On Health Discrimination In Employment /; Chapter 3. Disability Discrimination In Employment /; Chapter 4. A Study Of Current Employment Discrimination Against Women /; Chapter 5. Identity Discrimination In Employment - Household Registration And Regional Origin /; Chapter 6. A Survey Of Employment Discrimination In Ten Major Cities In China /; Chapter 7. Eu Anti-Discrimination Law: Historical Development And Main Concepts /; Chapter 8. Anti-Discrimination Law In The Netherlands: A Specific Legal Patchwork, Normative System And Institutional Structure /; Chapter 9. Austrian Law And Practice Regarding Anti-Discrimination In Employment /; Chapter 10. Comparative Study On Positive Action In Law And Practice /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• ISBN: 1282603051; 9786612603051; 9047430611
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Yuwen Li and Jenny Goldschmidt.

Employment discrimination is present in any society. However, this severe social problem has escalated in the post-Mao era in China. The imbalance between supply and demand in the labour market, combined with a lack of general consciousness regarding labour rights, have contributed to the swift spread of discrimination. This book contains the most recent research on the reality of discrimination in China, and advocates for effective employment equality protection through law and specialised equality institutions. The study of equal treatment in the legal systems of the EU illustrates the important contribution law, together with general policies, can make to the improvement of equality in employment. While both systems face a distinctive range and degree of problems, employment discrimination ought to be taken seriously in China and the countries of the EU.