Current situation of labor contract and industrial injury insurance in 483 enterprises

Objective To learn about the current situation of labor contract and industrial injury insurance in 483 enterprises in Chuxiong,in which workers were exposed to occupational hazards,and to provide the basic information to take measures for the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of laborers. Methods The standardized questionnaires were used to investigate the current situation of labor contract and industrial injury insurance in the enterprises. Results In Chuxiong,Workers in 483 enterprises were exposed to identified occupational hazards. Among them 398 enterprises signed the labor contract with their workers,accounting for 82.40%. A total of 33 227 workers signed the labor contract and the signing rate was 88.68%,and 63.82% enterprises showed clearly the existed occupational hazards in each labor contract,59.80% enterprises presented the records to the authorities promptly after they terminated labor contract with workers,39.45% enterprises signed the collective labor contract with their workers. A total of 391 enterprises participated in the work injury insurance,accounting for 80.95%,and 34 358 workers were insured,accounting for 96.18%. It was noted that there were significant differences in signing rates of labor contract among enterprises with different scales or economic types,or in different Industries,or located in different areas (χ²=845.76,2637.07,1407.15,2531.07,P < 0.01). It was also noted that there were significant differences in work injury insurance rates among enterprises with different scales or economic types,or in different Industries,or located in different areas (χ²=416.77,2154.05,334.04,615.87,P < 0.01). Conclusion The fulfilment of labor contract and work injury insurance was not optimistic among enterprises in Chuxiong and the government agency should supervise these enterprises to protect workers.