China's courts have prioritized livelihood cases to greet the New Year and Spring Festival.

For the Chinese people, Spring Festival is the end of the year and a time when families must gather together, remembering the past year and making New Year’s resolutions.

Getting involved in disputes can never be a joyous element during the Spring Festival vacation. Therefore, ending the disputes with fair judgments will relieve the parties' anxiety and tension.

Livelihood cases generally cover a wide range including payment of wages, alimony, compensation for medical malpractice and industrial injury insurance.

Courts at various levels have opened enforcement campaigns targeting livelihood disputes around the annual Spring Festival since 2014. To date, livelihood cases have involved 23.9 billion yuan ($3.53 billion).

Resolving cases related to arrears of wages has been a main issue during the Spring Festival vacation every year. And, as Chinese people often visit friends and relatives during the vacation, it is easier to find defaulters and publicize the benefits and effect of the law.