A LEGAL STUDY ON THE PROTECTION OF LABOR RIGHTS AND INTERESTS IN TRANSNATIONAL M&A

Longyang XIA

Ph.D. Candidate of Faculty of International Law, China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, CHINA

Abstract: With the development of globalization and the strengthening of international cooperation, the transnational mergers and acquisitions (M&A) attract much more attention in the whole world. According to correlation research, labor problems are becoming the main reason for mergers and acquisitions that fail to achieve their expected results. Therefore, protecting labor's legitimate rights and interests properly in transnational M&A is important and meaningful. This paper attempts to analyze the legal issues in cross-border mergers and acquisitions of Chinese enterprises, trying to protect the legitimate rights and interests of workers in M&A and achieve the goals that Chinese enterprises have better performance in the field of cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Keywords: Labor Right; Merger; Acquisition; Enterprise