Han: city to fight against unemployment
17/9/2003 16:12
"Employment is a key issue that will affect Shanghai's future
development, and enhancing employment and social security guarantees the
rapid
economic development and overall progress of the city," said Shanghai
Mayor Han Zheng at a work conference yesterday.
Shanghai should take
measures to fulfill its employment target this
year, Han said.
* Shanghai
should be aware of the tough employment situation and do its
utmost to boost
employment and re-employment.
* Shanghai vows to create 400,000 more
jobs this year and keep the
unemployment rate under five percent by
conducting several measures.
Firstly, the city will launch an employment
responsibility system.
Creating new jobs and lowering unemployment rates
will be the important
guidelines for supervising all government levels,
especially helping the
people with difficulties.
Secondly, the
government will offer preferential policies to companies
willing to recruit
laid-off workers and farmers: for example, a tax
break scheme for companies
that give 30 percent or more of their jobs to
farmers and the jobless.
Thirdly, the city will enhance job training, especially for
re-employment and high-level technical training.
Fourthly, the city
should continuously seek new ways and projects to
boost employment.
Fifthly, local state-owned companies should take up the social
responsibility to standardize their job-cuts and create more jobs for the
unemployed.
* The city will establish a social security system
specifically for the
local suburban area and make full preparations for the
new system such
as training professional working staff.
Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news
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