案情简介:申诉人陈某,某棉纺公司职工,双方签订了劳动合同,合同到期时间为2003年12月31日。2003年11月20日,被诉人某棉纺公司以劳动合同即将到期为由,通知申诉人陈某到期终止劳动合同。申诉人的劳动合同与其他职工一样,统一由棉纺公司保管。棉纺公司保管劳动合同的目的主要是防 Brief introduction of the case: The claimant Chen, a cotton spinning company employee, the two sides signed a labor contract, the contract expires on December 31, 2003. On November 20, 2003, a cotton spinning company of the respondent informed the claimant Chen that the labor contract was terminated due to the forthcoming expiration of the labor contract. The claimant’s labor contract is the same as that of other workers and is uniformly maintained by the cotton spinning company. The main purpose of a cotton spinning company in keeping labor contracts is to prevent it