On the 2nd, the reporter learned from the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Nanning City, Guangxi that the department of human resources and social security in Nanning City actively builds a full chain service system for the rights protection of over aged workers, effectively safeguarding the dignity and legitimate rights and interests of over aged workers who have a sense of purpose in their old age. On July 1st, Nanning City successfully mediated the first labor rights protection case of over aged workers after the implementation of the Interim Provisions on the Protection of Basic Rights and Interests of Over aged Workers.

The Interim Provisions on the Protection of Basic Rights and Interests of Over aged Workers (hereinafter referred to as the "Interim Provisions") will come into effect on July 1st. This is the first specialized regulation in China that clarifies the rights and interests of over aged workers.

On the first day of the implementation of the new regulations, Ms. Li, a 56 year old overage worker in Nanning, was able to fulfill her wishes, and her labor rights protection has yielded results. Ms. Li used to work as a caregiver at a childcare institution in Nanning, but was owed wages of over 110000 yuan. In early June of this year, she wanted to apply for labor arbitration, but was unable to protect her rights through labor arbitration due to exceeding the statutory retirement age. She had multiple negotiations with the employer, but could not obtain satisfactory results.

On July 1st, after Ms. Li submitted her application for labor rights protection to the Nanning Labor Dispute Arbitration Institute, the institute immediately launched the "Silver Hair Escort" green channel. On that day, the mediator organized a mediation between the two parties, combined with the new regulations to explain the law and reason, and facilitated the two parties to reach a settlement on the spot and sign a mediation agreement. The employer promised to pay the overdue wages in installments.

With the continuous acceleration of China's aging population process, the size of the over age worker group continues to expand. There are both retired and rehired technical backbones and industry experts, as well as ordinary workers engaged in security, cleaning, housekeeping, logistics and other work. With experience and dedication, they continue to provide labor value and become an important force in activating the silver economy and supplementing the human resources market.

In order to promote the rapid implementation and effectiveness of the "Interim Provisions", the Nanning Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau has guided the Nanning Labor Dispute Arbitration Institute to establish a full chain service system for the rights protection of over aged workers. Green channels, exclusive mediation studios, and rights protection manuals have been set up for over aged workers to simplify the rights protection process and reduce the cost of rights protection.

According to Huang Xin, Vice President of the Mediation Division of the Nanning Labor Dispute Arbitration Institute, in terms of speeding up cases, the arbitration institute has taken the lead in opening a "silver hair escort" green channel, promoting the processes of quick investigation, quick establishment, quick review, quick arbitration, and quick delivery for disposal. It has also set up reception windows, mediation personnel, and quick arbitration courts to accelerate the overall handling cycle.

In terms of sinking the battlefield, Nanning has innovatively launched a peer based flexible mediation mechanism, focusing on industries with concentrated over age workers such as security and caregiving. The first exclusive mediation studio has been established in relevant enterprises, and retired legal experts have been selected to provide on-site services, leveraging the advantage of peer empathy to resolve labor capital conflicts.

In terms of standard formulation, Nanning pioneered the service system of "one volume, one book and one template", prepared the work manual for over age workers' rights protection, standardized the employment agreement and innovated the model of "element type" rights protection application, and lowered the threshold of rights protection by "check type application". (Looking into the New Era)