China's Labor and Social Security Minister Tian Chengping said
in Beijing on Sunday that the country's employment situation is "very severe"
this year, although the country has provided 51 million job posts in cities in
last five years.
Minister: China's employment situation "very severe" this year
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China's Labor and Social Security Minister
Tian Chengping said here Sunday that employment situation is "very severe" this
year, although the country provided 51 million jobs in urban areas in the last
five years.
He said on the sidelines of the First Session of the
11th National People's Congress that about 20 million new laborers emerge in
urban and rural areas every year, and China will have a large contingent of new
labor force for quite a long time. Full story
Li Liguo, vice minister of civil affairs, speaks at a press
conference on the sideline of the ongoing annual session of the National
People's Congress (NPC), China's parliament.
China's snow-wrecked south faces heavy task of rebuilding
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China's southern areas wrecked by January snow
havoc are facing a heavy task of rebuilding, though a huge amount of relief fund
has been allocated, a top official said on Sunday.
Li Liguo, vice minister of civil affairs made the
remarks at a press conference on the sideline of the ongoing annual session of
the National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliament. Full story
Vice Minister of Labor and Social Security Sun Baoshu speaks Sunday
at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing parliament annual
session.
Offical: Labor contract law needs to be implemented rather than
amended
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The labor contract law needs to be implemented
rather than amended at the current stage, a senior labor official said here on
Sunday.
"After it came into effect in January, the law was
welcomed by employees and most employers, but we also noticed some different
views and voices," said Vice Minister of Labor and Social Security Sun Baoshu at
a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing parliament annual session. Full story
