Breaking contract with STIFF penalty

[Charlie_Jack]

@BiggusDickus

This is all really nice, but I’d still contact the CLA.

The Council of Labor Affairs became the Ministry of Labor about five and a half years ago:

On February 17, 2014, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) was upgraded to become the Ministry of Labor (MOL), marking the official establishment of the Ministry.

NO.17

In any case, I think this is a local-government, rather than a national-government matter (I’m willing to be corrected on that, though):

@Feiren

Just a quick clarification. Everyone is talking about the CLA (Council of Labor Affairs, lǎowéihui). The CLA is not involved in this case. The CLA is a central government agency. It issues work permits to employers allowing them to hire foreigners.

However, when you have a labor dispute, you deal with your local county or city’s Department or Bureau of Labor (láogōngjú). All employees in a labor dispute go here, foreign or otherwise. While the local Dept. of Labor obviously works closely with the Council, they are not really subordinate agencies.

I think the information in the 2010 quote immediately above will work fine if “Ministry of Labor” is substituted for “CLA.” But again, I’m pretty sure there’s a local agency for dealing with these kinds of matters (and again, I’m ready and willing to be corrected if wrong).

But thank you for your contribution, @BiggusDickus.