Chapter III Rights and Obligations of Trade Unions

        Article 22 If an enterprise or institution, in violation of laws and regulations on labour, infringes upon the labour rights and interests of the workers and staff members in any of the following ways, the trade union shall, on behalf of the workers and staff members, make representations to the enterprise or institution and demand that it take measures for rectification; the enterprise or institution shall review and handle the matter, and give a reply to the trade union; if the enterprise or institution refuses to make rectification, the trade union may apply to the local people's government for a decision according to law:
        (1) embezzling part of the wages of the workers and staff members;
        (2) failing to provide occupational safety and health conditions;
        (3) arbitrarily extending working hours;
        (4) infringing upon the special rights and interests of female workers and staff members as well as the minor workers; or
        (5) seriously infringing upon other labour rights and interests of the workers and staff members.