Why can't migrant workers be paid monthly?

With the development of reform, opening up and economic construction, a large number of farmers left the land to work in cities and towns and became "migrant workers", which made great contributions to urban modernization. However, they left their hometown and came to the city, becoming a vulnerable group in the city. In addition, due to their low level of education and lack of basic legal knowledge of self-protection, their legitimate rights and interests cannot be effectively protected. It is difficult to ask for wages from time to time, and it is also difficult for migrant workers to implement a monthly salary system.

1, as far as the current social reality is concerned, many migrant workers go out to work through acquaintances and rely on the trust between acquaintances, so in most cases, migrant workers will not sign any written contracts.

2. Migrant workers don't punch in and have no work clothes. When paying wages, most of them are paid in cash.

3. The places where migrant workers work are generally projects contracted by private contractors, but private contractors have little funds and low risk-taking ability.

4. Migrant workers have low cultural level, weak legal awareness and prejudice against lawyers (this is due to the lawyer industry, which is indisputable), which leads to the problem of wage arrears, but they are still unwilling to seek legal help.

5. I want to find the relevant department to handle it, but there is no way to complain.

What are the difficulties in implementing the "monthly salary system" for migrant workers?

First, the arrears of project funds and the chaotic use of funds in the field of engineering construction are important reasons why migrant workers can't get their wages in full and on time. Many enterprises often say, "I haven't got the project payment yet, how can I pay you?" This is actually a long-standing problem in the engineering construction industry, that is, subcontracting at different levels, and the interest chain is getting longer and longer. As long as a link goes wrong, a series of defaults will occur. As migrant workers at the end of the chain, they are undoubtedly the most vulnerable party.

Secondly, the long-standing habit of paying wages at the end of the year and the living conditions of migrant workers in cities have also led to their weak willingness to seek monthly salary. For them, they may be more concerned about whether they can get their salary at the end of the year.

In addition, the supervision and management of supervision departments at all levels need to be further improved, and the focus of supervision needs to be adjusted. At present, the regulatory authorities in many places often take the attitude of not prosecuting or investigating, or concentrate on law enforcement by the end of the year. In fact, the correction of labor violations should be carried out in daily life, and the link should be moved forward, rather than waiting until the end of the year to check the arrears. The infringement of labor rights and interests is reflected in all aspects, and the overall situation will be better if the daily investigation is stricter.

Of course, over the years, the human and social departments and other departments have successively introduced some systems, such as establishing a special account system for migrant workers' wages, distinguishing labor costs and material costs from the source to ensure that labor costs are paid in full and on time; Adopt real-name management, aiming at truthfully recording the actual entry personnel and attendance, and ensuring that the money corresponds to the person; There is also a system in which the wages of migrant workers in subcontractors entrust the construction general contractor to pay, which will raise the wages of migrant workers from the end of the chain to the front end to ensure that migrant workers themselves get their wages on time and in full. Objectively speaking, these systems are indeed highly targeted, but in practice, they are also difficult to implement or even be used. For example, some enterprises also pay monthly wages to migrant workers, but only pay 1000 yuan for living expenses, and the rest are still paid annually; There are also companies that underreport personnel to handle real-name registration systems and so on.

All these need to be constantly strengthened in inspection and punishment, and the wages of migrant workers should be constantly standardized and paid in full and on time. At the same time, it may be included in local assessment projects, which really attracts local attention. According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the total number of migrant workers in China last year was close to 300 million, reaching 295.62 million. For such a huge group, safeguarding rights is not empty talk, but should be reflected in real institutional care.