Job situation improving in China
29/10/2003 16:14
Seven Chinese cities or provinces (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Liaoning,
Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong) reported no laid-off workers to date when all
the local re-employment service centers had closed, the Ministry of Labor and
Social Security announced today.
The Labor and Social Security Bureau has
issued a series of preferential policies to boost re-employment, following the
requirements of the central government and State Council.
The number of
laid-off workers from domestic state-owned enterprises reached 3.1 million by
the end of September this year, down one million from the end of last year, with
the number dropping by an average of 100,000 every month this year.
A total
of 2.14 million laid-off workers have registered at the Chinese re-employment
service center, with 2.13 million signing agreements with the center. Those
signing agreements can get basic monthly living expenses and have social
insurance fees paid by the center.
Wendy Zhang/ Shanghai Daily news
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