Work injury rehabilitation and the tendency to return to work of workers with injuries in Mainland China

Issue title: Work Rehabilitation in China

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ouyang, Ya Tao

Affiliations: The Guangdong Provincial Work Injury Rehabilitation Centre, Guangzhou, China

Note: [] Address for correspondence: Ya-tao Ouyang, The Guangdong Provincial Work Injury Rehabilitation Centre, Wenquan Eastern Road 105, Wenquan Town, Conghua, Guangzhou, China. Tel.: +86 20 87830238; Fax: +86 20 87830338; E-mail: brainwin@vip.163.com

Abstract: This paper aims to describe the current situation of the work injury rehabilitation system in China with its drawbacks, especially relating to the employment services for workers with injuries and bringing up the topic of the need for more work to attempt to construct a modern work injury occupational rehabilitation system: perfecting the administration mechanism of policy, establishing an occupational rehabilitation pattern with Chinese characteristics, establishing the socialization service network as the core of occupational rehabilitation and establishing a practical professional team and academic communication platform. These creative thoughts may shed light on the development of the work injury rehabilitation system as well as the return to work for workers with injuries in China.

Keywords: Work injury rehabilitation, return to work, compensation system

Journal: Work, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 61-66, 2008