Realistic Development Of Marxism Theory On Labor Force Commodity In China

It is a historical progress to put forward Marxism theory of labor force commodity. Forst of all, labor force as commodity means the indepedence of the laborer's personality. The independence of personality helps to cultivate and establish personal consciousness of freedom, equality, and competition, to eliminate the idea of hierarchy, privilege and appendage, and to provide good opportunities for the development of commodity economy. Secondly, labor force as commodity contributes to set up an arrangement which can divide the systems between labor and management. The indepedence of personality makes laborers become the main body of indepement interests. Thus, the contract relationship between labor and management makes it clear to divide the rights of both sides.However, the definition of the concept of labor force commodity named by Marx has its own limitation.The limition lies in that the labor force is commodity under conditions of capitalism, and it is not under conditions of socialism.Even if the labor force gains the status of commodity, as the owners of labor force commodity, what rights do the laborers obtain? The rights they have involve that the laborers could freely transfer their own labor force commodity and get an equivalent with the value of labor force.Then how to treat Marxism theory of labor force commodity in our country that is carrying out the policy of socialist market economy? And what rights does labor force possess? These questions are deeply studied in China. Meanwhile, starting from reality, scholars have supported and developed Marxism theory of labor force commodity. Firstly,the idea is assured that labor force is also commodity under the condition of socialist market economy. Secondly, it is affirmed that labor force should go from commercialization to capitalization. Thirdly, if it is acknowledged that labor force is capitalized, then it is necessary to clearly set up laborers' rights to claim for surplus value and to reform wage system. Lastly, if it is acknowledged that labor force is capitalized, we must establish a series of rights to protect the property right of labor force.