Recently, some netizens broke the news that a technical school in Yunnan Province forced students to work in an outsourcing factory, and if they didn't go, they would not be issued graduation certificates. It is reported that the factory quoted 21 yuan per hour for the students, but the school only allowed the students to get 11 yuan, and the remaining 9 yuan was forcibly deducted by the school. As soon as this incident came out, public opinion was in an uproar.
The technical school makes a solemn promise that graduates will have a wealth of internship and employment experiences when it advertises its admissions. However, the truth is that the students only engaged in simple screw installation work in the factory, working 11 hours a day, with an hourly wage of 21 yuan, and 11 yuan for actual hands-on, 9 yuan was deducted by the school.
Students essentially become profit-making tools for schools and factories. This is a complete violation of the basic principles of labor law and a betrayal of the rights and interests of students.
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After a reporter went to cover the factory and the school, both sides passed the buck and shirked each other's responsibilities. After all, students are a vulnerable group and cannot effectively protect their rights and interests. After the incident, netizens accused this behavior of being exploitative and unfair, and called on the relevant departments to intervene in the investigation.
We may have an in-depth understanding of the facts, and we can guess that there must be the selfish motives of the school principal behind this move. The technical school sends a large amount of cheap labor to the factory every year, and then illegally appropriates part of the students' salaries, providing the principal with a considerable "pocket fee".
According to conservative estimates, if more than 500 students deduct 9 yuan per hour per month, the school can earn more than 3 million yuan per school year. As a small technical school, this "principal's red envelope fee" is enough for it to enjoy various benefits.
Some technical schools will still whitewash the peace when recruiting students, using the gimmick of "strengthening practical ability" and "ensuring employment" to attract students to apply. In fact, students have become a tool for others to make profits, and they cannot even get paid for their own labor. This not only violates the basic spirit of labor, but also disregards the best interests of the students.
What is even more embarrassing is that the current legal system is not capable of truly punishing such wrongdoings. In fact, a community of interests has been established between technical schools and factories, and students, as a vulnerable group, are difficult to effectively defend their rights. We can only hope that all sectors of society will attach great importance to it and urge the relevant departments to comprehensively investigate all the details of this incident and give corresponding punishments and lessons.
To this day, "forced labor" and "exploitation of students" still exist, which undoubtedly have an extremely negative impact on education and a challenge to the system of social fairness and justice. Relevant departments need to strengthen prevention and correction at multiple levels.
The education management department should strengthen the daily supervision and quality evaluation of educational institutions at all levels. It is necessary not only to evaluate the level of teaching, but also to pay attention to whether there are various illegal operations. Once it is discovered that there are illegal acts such as forced labor or illegal consumption of student fees, a case should be promptly filed for investigation, severely punished, and reported to the judicial authorities for handling in accordance with the law.
The legal department should improve and refine the relevant laws and regulations related to education management and student protection. Clearly define the management responsibilities of all types of educational institutions, and explicitly prohibit any form of exploitation and illegal use of students. It also gives students the ways and channels to effectively defend their rights when their rights and interests are infringed.
All sectors of society, especially parents and students themselves, should also attach great importance to the supervision and reporting of such incidents. If there is any indication that an educational institution has violated the rules, it should be reported to the relevant departments in a timely manner, so as to jointly protect the rights and interests of the majority of students.
Only by establishing a people-oriented education concept and attaching importance to the all-round development of students can we build a truly fair and reasonable education ecosystem. Educational institutions at all levels should run schools in line with the purpose of serving the growth of students, and strictly prohibit all illegal acts for the purpose of profit, and the education industry undoubtedly needs the participation and improvement of all sectors of society.
Each and every one of us looks forward to working together to create a more just and hopeful educational environment.