title: The Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Act of the People's Republic of China: an awareness assessment among workers at foreign-invested enterprises.
abstract: The Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Act (ODPC-Act) of the People's Republic of China came into effect on May 1, 2002. Given the scope of foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) in China and an unabated increasing trend of foreign investment, compliance with the ODPC-Act among FIEs is of particular interest, yet little is known. The extent to which an employer educates its workforce to understand the ODPC-Act may be a measure of an employer's compliance. Based on a 25-item questionnaire survey, we found that among 166 workers from three FIEs in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, the majority had little knowledge regarding the ODPC-Act; many were unaware of their rights granted under the ODPC-Act. They were also unable to recognize employers' potential violations of the ODPC-Act. Improving FIE workers' awareness of the ODPC-Act is desirable.
authors.forename: Shou
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yongming
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rongzhu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jie
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Yiliang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schweigert
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D038622:Internationality; D007449:Investments; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires