Chinese Vice Premier stresses job creation for farmers

Source: Xinhua | 02-01-2009 08:01

HEFEI, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Vice Premier Hui Liangyu said on Saturday that local government should seek every means to help migrant workers land jobs, calling it "a prominent and important task" in the current rural work agenda.

Migrant workers look for job information at the human resource  market in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang province,  Jan. 31, 2009. A propose signed by 200 local enterprises at the  beginning of the New Year calls for no layoffs and no salary cut  in 2009 that encouraged the migrant workers to come back to towns  after the Spring Festival holidays. (Xinhua/Tan Jin)

Hui made the remarks when he toured east China's Anhui Province. He urged local enterprises to guarantee job opportunities for migrant workers and asked infrastructure projects contractors to hire as many migrant workers as possible.

The vocational training for the migrant workers should be strengthened, Hui said.