Rights Protection

We actively and steadily promote the reform of remuneration and benefits systems and strive to establish a remuneration base that reflects the value and performance of the different posts, for every employee to achieve self-value, in particular for management staff, professional technicians and operating staff. In recent years, we have allocated resources to frontline employees and critical posts with hardship environments, and gradually improved the standard salary in these posts.

We always ensure employees’ personal benefits are met. In compliance with national requirements for a multi-level social insurance system, we have provided insurance for retirement, medical care, work injuries, unemployment and maternity to our employees, and paid various insurance premiums in a timely manner. In December 2007, after three-year of preparations, the Company established the enterprise annuity system, which provides complementary pension and medical insurance, and further improves the compensation and benefits system and the security system, as well as guarantees the respect of all legal rights entitled to current and retired employees.

Democratic participation

Strictly adhering to laws and regulations in China and respective countries of business such as the Trade Union Law of the People's Republic of China, we respect employees’ rights to participate in trade unions and collective negotiations. Trade union organizations have thus been established in all affiliated companies. We strive to support democratic management systems at the grassroots level, such as meetings of employee representatives and sharing of plant affairs. We also guarantee employees’ rights to know, to participate, to express, to monitor, and to protect their democratic rights with practical measures.

We have been supporting trade union organizations at all levels to fulfill the duties of organizing, guiding, serving and protecting employees’ legal rights. We have structured employees to engage in diversified activities to contribute to the society, and strived to improve moral standards and scientific knowledge among employees, while promoting scientific innovation and the harmonious development of the Company. In 2007, PetroChina was awarded the title of China Advanced Unit in Promoting Open and Democratic Management and 15 affiliated companies including the Daqing Oilfield were awarded the China Advanced Unit of Open and Democratic Management.