How to identify work-related injuries without social security

Legal analysis: if there is no social security, the employer should apply for work-related injury identification for the workers. If the employer does not apply, the employee himself or his immediate family members or trade unions may apply for work-related injury identification. If the social security is not paid, the employer shall bear all the compensation for work-related injuries.

Legal basis: Article 36 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if an employee is injured by an accident or suffers from an occupational disease at work, he/she shall enjoy the treatment of work-related injury insurance, and if he/she loses his/her working ability after the appraisal, he/she shall enjoy the treatment of disability. Work injury identification and labor ability appraisal should be simple and easy.