Beijing Bus Company Rejects Job Candidates Who Have Practiced Falun Gong

By Lu Buping

(Clearwisdom.net) BEIJING BASHI CO., LTD is one of the first publicly owned enterprises in Beijing's public transportation system. The main business of this company is providing public transportation in Beijing.

In February 16, 2001, Beijing Bashi Co., LTD went on the Shanghai stock market. As a share-limited corporation, Beijing Bashi established a website http//www.newbjbus.com

and published information about the company. This reflected part of the company's efforts to meet international standards and increase its transparency.

On the company's website, one can see the following descriptions:

Our enterprise's spirit: Humanity is the foundation and good faith is the soul.

Our enterprise's mission: Full devotion to customers is our responsibility.

Our enterprise's slogan: To establish the BASHI's image and to promote BASHI's style and goodness.

However, what follows doesn't seem to be right. In the job requirements for bus drivers and conductors, words like this appeared: 3. Good political thinking, no records of violation of laws or rules before the job interview, never joined illegal organizations such as Falun Gong; (please see details at http://www.newbjbus.com/frontend/pages/gsdt/zxns.htm)

Good political thinking. What does this mean? Does it mean persisting in the Four Fundamental Principles? Supporting the Communist party? Supporting the "Three Represents?" It was not stated clearly, and seems to be up to the recruiting manager's own judgment.

No violations of laws and rules. What defines a violation of laws? No violation of criminal laws or no violation of traffic rules? What does "violation of rules" mean? The act of spitting in public places will be fined and would be called a violation of rules. How do you make sure that applicants do not have any violations of laws and rules? The definition is not clear and seems to be up to the hiring manager's discretion.

Never joined illegal organizations such as Falun Gong, etc. So as long as someone practiced Falun Gong before, whether that person is still practicing or not, he or she has no right to apply for a job? What kind of requirement is this? Even the official propaganda of the Communist Party against Falun Gong dared not to be so direct. Is it said that opportunities should be given to those people? If other companies or work units acted like this, aren't millions of Falun Gong practitioners (including those who practiced before) automatically deprived of employment opportunities? Isn't it the company's basic rule that humanity is essential? Aren't Falun Gong practitioners human beings? How could they be treated differently than others?

Jiang Zemin wanted to treat Falun Gong like this: "Ruin their reputations, bankrupt them financially, and destroy them physically." Since there was not any documentation on paper for these words, some people do not believe that Jiang Zemin could be so evil. The requirements for this company's jobs provide first hand proof of this policy. The Communist party wants to not only eliminate Falun Gong, but also to persecute anyone who has practiced Falun gong before.

There are two legal representatives for the company posted on the web:

Ms. Zhao Wenzi, 45, MS degree and senior politician. She was deputy secretary of the Beijing Communist Youth Party and the party secretary of the organization, vice chairwomen of Beijing Youth Union, vice secretary of Beijing Construction Committee. She is now the head of the board of BEIJING BASHI and the communist party secretary of Beijing Public Transportation, Inc.

Mr. Zhang Guoguang, 49, MS degree and financial management specialist. He has been assistant CEO of the Beijing Motor Bus Company, vice president of the No. 1 Bus Company, party secretary and assistant CEO of a public transportation and real estate development company, CEO and deputy party secretary of a motor bus company, and CEO of the passenger bus branch company of Beijing Public Transportation Inc. He is now deputy head of the board, CEO, and vice party secretary of BEIJING BASHI.

Ms. Zhao and Mr. Zhang: I want to say a few words to you. It is not wise for your company to do things like this. In any democratic society, what you did would be illegal. Even in China today, what you have done is extreme. Please look at the people around you who practice Falun Gong. Are they not good, honest people who are devoted to the society and abide by the laws? Many leaders in work units tried various ways to protect Falun Gong practitioners in their organizations because they are the most reliable employees. Where can you find these good people in today's society? But you have clearly stated that you want to exclude them as job candidates.

In addition, I also heard that Falun Gong overseas has formed the "World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong." This organization will expose and sue those who participate in the illegal persecution of Falun Gong. I heard that once they have confirmed evidence, those persons, together with their spouses and children, are not allowed to enter those democratic countries. Your company's job requirements are definitely part of the persecution. How can you stop Falun Gong from investigating you? Being the chair and vice chair of board committee, how can the two of you avoid this? Please think it over carefully. Is it worth it to help Jiang Zemin persecute good people?

Thanks for your company's transparency. Your publicly listed contact information is:

Email: bjbashi@btamail.net.cn
Tel: 86-10-68477383
Fax: 86-10-68731430

August 18, 2004

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2004/8/20/82084.html

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