Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Prison Law.
Article 4 A prison shall supervise prisoners according to law, organize prisoners to participate in productive labor and provide ideological, cultural and technical education to prisoners according to the needs of reforming prisoners.
Those who pass the examination shall be issued the corresponding technical grade certificate by the labor department. Encourage criminals to teach themselves, and if they pass the examination, the relevant departments will issue corresponding certificates.
According to the prisoners' personal situation, prisons organize labor reasonably, so that they can correct their bad habits, develop working habits, learn production skills, and create conditions for employment after their release. The working hours of criminals shall be implemented with reference to the relevant state regulations on working hours.
Under special circumstances such as seasonal production, working hours can be adjusted. Criminals in prisons need to participate in productive labor organized by prisons, and they are not paid, but only given proper remuneration.
Article 72 A prison shall pay criminals who take part in labor in accordance with regulations and implement the provisions of the state on labor protection.