The traditional means by which workers asserted their collective rights was the union movement, but that has been in severe decline in the private sector. Class action lawsuits would appear to be the ideal modern substitute. There have been a few noteworthy successes for employees in the last...

This paper, using the methods of literature analysis, theoretically inductive analysis, as well as cross-disciplinary approach, analyses the present conditions and problems of the application of ADR in specific areas in China, such as in the protection of consumers' rights and interests, the...