Packed China Tourist Sites May Spur Paid-Leave Reform, CCTV Says
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China’s overcrowded trains, roads and tourist sites during the week-long National Day holiday may spur the country of more than 1.3 billion people to speed up reforms that ensure paid leave for workers, state television reported.
Chinese companies rarely grant requests for vacation time, which combined with growing tourism demand in the world’s second-largest economy, has led to surges in travel during the so-called “Golden Week” holiday Oct. 1-7, China Central Television reported. That’s added impetus to more quickly implement rules that guarantee paid leave, the broadcaster reported yesterday, citing “experts” it didn’t identify.