Chinese Vice Premier: boost employment, guarantee people's living_English

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (C), who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, shakes hands with a job seeker at a personnel market in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 8, 2009. Li Keqiang paid a visit to Guangdong Province from Feb. 6 through 9. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (C), who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, shakes hands with a job seeker at a personnel market in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 8, 2009. Li Keqiang paid a visit to Guangdong Province from Feb. 6 through 9. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)
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BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang said Monday that employment and people's livelihood should be guaranteed.

Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when visiting the southern Guangdong Province, a major base for export-oriented manufacturers that had provided jobs for many migrant workers.

Li highlighted the importance of providing stable job opportunities, asking local governments to make every effort to support steady production of manufacturers and thus ensure employment.

Professional training and employment guidance should be given to job seekers, especially migrant workers, to help them maintain their incomes, said Li.

He also urged local authorities to strengthen support to enterprises and help them develop new markets and upgrade their technology.

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (2nd L, front), who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits Yantian Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 7, 2009. Li Keqiang paid a visit to Guangdong Province from Feb. 6 through 9. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (2nd L, front), who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visits Yantian Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 7, 2009. Li Keqiang paid a visit to Guangdong Province from Feb. 6 through 9. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)
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Ministry: China to create 775,000 jobs through rural stores by end-2010

BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- China will establish 250,000 rural retail stores by next year to create 775,000 jobs for migrant workers who have lost their jobs as a result of the global economic crisis, a Ministry of Commerce official said Monday.

Vice Commerce Minister Jiang Zengwei said this year the ministry would set up 150,000 stores. This and the building of ancillary services, including delivery centers and post offices, which would create "a large amount of jobs" for migrant workers.Full story