Labor Contract Law
Article 77 If the legitimate rights and interests of laborers are infringed, they have the right to request the relevant departments to handle it according to law, or apply for arbitration or bring a lawsuit according to law.
article 78 a trade union shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of workers according to law and supervise the performance of labor contracts and collective contracts by employers. If the employer violates labor laws and regulations, labor contracts and collective contracts, the trade union has the right to put forward opinions or ask for correction; If the laborer applies for arbitration or brings a lawsuit, the trade union shall give support and help according to law.
Provisional Regulations on Payment of Wages
Article 18 Labor administrative departments at all levels have the right to monitor the payment of wages by employers. If an employing unit commits any of the following acts that infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of workers, the labor administrative department shall order it to pay wages and economic compensation to the workers, and may also order it to pay compensation:
(1) Deducting wages from the workers or failing to pay them without reason;
(2) refusing to pay overtime wages to workers;
(3) paying workers' wages below the local minimum wage standard.
the standards of economic compensation and compensation shall be implemented according to the relevant provisions of the state.
article 19 in case of a labor dispute between a laborer and an employer due to the payment of wages, the parties concerned may apply to the labor dispute arbitration organ for arbitration according to law. Anyone who refuses to accept the arbitration award may bring a lawsuit to the people's court.