%0 Journal Article
%T The Option to Protect Platform Workers against Vocational Injuries in China
%A Rong Han
%J Chinese Studies
%P 1-15
%@ 2168-541X
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/chnstd.2022.111001
%X The explosive growth of online labor platforms in China creates both
opportunities and challenges to workers, as well as to the traditional
regulations of work-related injury insurance systems. This paper explores the
regulatory challenges posed by gig economy and why the platform workersĄŻ health
and work safety cannot be insured. To solve this significant issue, this paper
discusses</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">the two
model</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">s</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> of
pilot schemes conducted by several local governments, analyzing their
advantages and disadvantages.</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Using
this information, a proposal to design a brand-new occupational injury
insurance system in the Chinese context</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">will</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">further
be discussed.</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">This
study will be a conceptual research paper based on the literature, legal texts</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">analysis and
interpretation, making a comparison horizontally</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">to analyze the solutions to enhance the occupational
protection of platform workers in China.
%K Platform Workers
%K Vocational Injury Insurance
%K Employment Relationship
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=116176