China to ease quake zone employment pressure

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Source: CCTV.com | 01-31-2009 11:13

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security says China will take more action to help jobless people affected by the earthquake in Sichuan last year find new employment.

A vendor (R) sells goods for the upcoming Chinese New  Year near a building damaged in the Sichuan earthquake  in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province January 22, 2009.  Chinese people all over the world will usher in the  Lunar New Year.REUTERS/Stringer

The ministry says it will launch policies to give priority to those whose livelihoods were affected by the quake, and boost employment by enhancing coordination among government departments, providing more work in reconstruction, and developing training programs.

Figures from the ministry show that the overall employment situation in the quake zone remains stable. As of December the 31st, about 53-thousand people had been transferred from the quake zone to work in other regions. And about 116-thousand people had been employed locally.

Editor:Zhang Yun