Chinese company withdrew ultimatum employees to marry or will get fired

The Chinese company at the Shanndong industrial center in the east of the country has withdrawn the ultimatum to its employees who are not married to marry by the end of September or otherwise they will be fired after the local authorities warned her to violate the Labor Laws. The move, which attracted the attention of local internet and government users and government, comes at a time when cinema seeks ways to encourage young couples to wedding and childbirth to increase the number of residents in the country.

A notification sent by the Shdong Shuntian Chemical Group to the addresses of 1200 of his employees, it is stated that all the Single workers, at the age of 28 to 58, including those divorced, will have to « marry and start a family … before September 30, 2025 ».

If they do not, the company will « terminate the employment contract », it was stated in the notification that circulated to social media and was published by several state newspapers, including Global Times and Beijing News.

SHandong Shuntian did not immediately respond to the commentary request. The notification stated that the company « promotes the spirit and cultural values ​​of diligence, kindness, loyalty, love and respect for parents and elderly and righteousness, » Global Times reported.

However, the notice has violated the relevant provisions of the Chinese Labor Law and the Labor Law on employment, the Times writes without citing details. The state media reported that the notice was withdrawn.

The company said that the intention was to encourage older unmarried employees to focus on « important life decisions and motivate them to get married and settle down. »

The number of marriages in China fell for a fifth last year, which is the biggest recorded.

China has the second largest population in the world with 1.4 billion, which quickly olds.

The birth rate fell for decades due to the Chinese policy of one child from 1980 to 2015 and fast urbanization. It is expected that in the next decade, about 300 million Chinese – which is an equivalent to almost the entire US population – will retire.

The measures taken by authorities last year to deal with the problem included the invitation of Chinese colleges and universities to provide « education about love » to emphasize the positive views of marriage, love, fertility and family.