On December 28th,2012, Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) approved a Decision on the Revision to the Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the “Decision”) which shall come into force on July 1st, 2013.

The Decision focused on the provisions related to labor dispatch and was designed to strengthen the administration of labor dispatch agencies and protect the rights and interests of the dispatched employees.