What is the ninth provision of People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of employees according to law?

Article 9 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that trade unions shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of employees according to law.

The local people's government shall co-ordinate the establishment of a social insurance supervision committee composed of representatives of employers, insured persons, trade union representatives and experts to master and analyze the income and expenditure, management and investment operation of social insurance funds, put forward opinions and suggestions on social insurance work, and implement social supervision.

Article 9 Trade unions shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of employees according to law, and have the right to participate in the research on major social insurance issues, participate in the social insurance supervision committee, and supervise matters related to employees' social insurance rights and interests.

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Safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of workers is the basic duty of trade unions. Trade unions represent and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of workers, while safeguarding the overall interests of the people throughout the country. Trade unions coordinate labor relations through equal consultation and collective contract system, and safeguard the labor rights and interests of enterprise employees.

Trade unions shall organize workers to participate in democratic decision-making, democratic management and democratic supervision of their own units through workers' congresses or other forms. Trade unions must keep close contact with employees, listen to and reflect their opinions and demands, care about their lives, help them solve their difficulties and serve them wholeheartedly.