Minister: China's employment situation "very severe" this year
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Special Report: NPC, CPPCC Annual Sessions 2008

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.

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. (Xinhua Photo)
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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.

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. (Xinhua Photo)
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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.

Vice Minister of Labor and Social Security Sun Baoshu speaks Sunday at a press conference on the sidelines of the ongoing parliament annual session.(Xinhua Photo)
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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

Editor: Yao Siyan
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