Timeline for Persistent issues with salary pay as a postdoc in China: What can I do?
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| Jul 20, 2018 at 3:41 | comment | added | SSimon | there is some sort of administriation court in china, i think | |
| Jul 3, 2018 at 9:26 | comment | added | xuq01 | @fgysin Well, it basically is... | |
| Jul 3, 2018 at 9:22 | comment | added | fgysin |
Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection... Sounds scary. Like something from a Orwell novel...
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| Jun 30, 2018 at 7:52 | comment | added | mts | Regarding finding a lawyer: the law firm behind this blog gives an impression of great expertise and while their focus is on enterprises they may well be able to help find a suitable lawyer for your case. Don't expect any of this to come cheap or be worth the trouble. | |
| Jun 25, 2018 at 21:00 | vote | accept | Scientist | ||
| Jun 25, 2018 at 17:27 | comment | added | Scientist | Thanks! My main objective is to neutralise these people, while they rely on me keeping quiet. Also I think a news press piece would break the communication iceberg from government organs, because of "face". The consulate did contact our MoFA about filing a joint complaint with the Chinese FAO but they finally claimed they'd refrain from "getting directly involved in professional contractual disputes" while, again, pushing a lawyer recommendation. Perhaps if more cases surfaced (I am sure there are many silent victims) more will happen. There is strong local custom of hushing these issues. | |
| Jun 25, 2018 at 17:16 | comment | added | xuq01 | @Scientist I don't think reporters will help you much in this case, especially if it's international news. But indeed appealing to party apparatus (likely there's a party discipline problem here) will be much more effective than lodging complaints with the government. Indeed, if you don't intend to take it to court, a lawyer might not help you too much, plus lawyers with experience working with foreigners are expensive indeed (I know how much they make! :-D). I would say try reporting this to more places definitely. Of course, cnsult your own country's MoFA too! | |
| Jun 25, 2018 at 17:07 | comment | added | Scientist | My plan was News -> MoE -> possible litigation or agreement from abroad. But reporters would prefer I'd go the other way around, and I am the strong impression that if I contact MoE alone and from email they will just ignore me, as the local Province Administration has been doing. I do not wish to waste time & money on lawyers just to get ignored and perhaps encourage reporters. I have been meantime warning colleagues informally via talks and discussions about what happened, via Postdoctoral Associations. | |
| Jun 25, 2018 at 17:01 | comment | added | Scientist | This is excellent advice, thanks much for your investment here. I will update here on where I stand. I left an official complaint with the Principal and "spent" the rest of the money they owed me as credit with local companies. I had the unofficial support of the local Consulate of my country in case any threats were made, and left the country. My plan was to splash the whole affair in the international news, and follow with an official complaint to MoE. However I hit a deadlock: reporters are apparently scared of publicly commenting on this since I did not take this to court first. | |
| Jun 25, 2018 at 16:42 | history | answered | xuq01 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |