Chinese Premier promises to crack down on illegal employment
5/3/2008 16:38
Chinese government will "severely" punish illegal employment while
following a "vigorous" employment policy, said Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing
today.
"We will improve the handling of labor disputes and oversight for
worker protection measures," he said in his report to the First Session of the
11th National People's Congress opening here.
The authority will strictly
enforce the Employment Promotion Law and the Labor Contract Law and urge
enterprises to sign labor contracts with their employees in line with the laws,
he said.
The Premier admitted that providing adequate employment
opportunities in China, the most populous in the world, is a "daunting
challenge."
"We must redouble our efforts to increase employment, a matter
that is crucial to people's wellbeing," Wen said.
When elaborating how
"vigorous" the employment policy will be, he said that the government will
expand employment by encouraging business startups.
People are encouraged to
find jobs on their own or start their own businesses while the government will
strengthen vocational training and training in how to start a business, he
said.
It will also support citizens to establish small enterprises, he
said.
Wen also envisioned in his report a human resources market with uniform
standards for both urban and rural areas, as well as an employment system that
"treats urban and rural workers equally."
The government will also carry out
policies to find more jobs for people with physical and mental disabilities and
create a permanent mechanism to help zero-employment families find
jobs.
Xinhua
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