An employer may not terminate an employment contract under Articles 40 or 41 of the Labor Contract Law where the employee:

(1) has engaged in work involving occupational-disease hazards and has not undergone a pre-departure occupational health examination, or is suspected of having an occupational disease and is undergoing diagnosis or medical observation;

(2) has contracted an occupational disease or suffered a work-related injury with the employer and has been confirmed to have wholly or partially lost the capacity to work;

(3) is ill or has suffered a non-work-related injury and is within the statutory medical-treatment period;

(4) is a female employee during pregnancy, maternity leave, or the breastfeeding period;

(5) has worked continuously for the employer for at least 15 years and is less than five years from statutory retirement age;

(6) falls within any other circumstance prescribed by laws or administrative regulations.