Of all the comments posted by netizens on the Chinese government portal website, some one third of those comments are about jobs. I was once told that a rural migrant worker, in his 50s, said that over the past some 30 years he has been working in cities every year earning incomes to support the family. But so far this year, he has been unable to find a job and the whole family is now in great difficulty.
Many self-employed individuals have also seen their business grinding to a halt and has been at a standstill for several months. And many export companies have also been in great difficulty because of severe drop in overseas orders. We must provide support to all these people and businesses. But most importantly we must help them land jobs.
► 有了就业,9亿双手可以创造巨大财富
中国有9亿劳动力,没有就业那就只是9亿张吃饭的口,有了就业就是9亿双可以创造巨大财富的手。
There is a labor force of 900 million in China. If they can all be put to work, they will be able to generate tremendous wealth.
为了稳住现有就业岗位,可以说政策是能用尽用,投入的钱是最多的。
In order to retain existing jobs, all our pro-job measures will be fully employed. The funds that we have made available are of fairly large scale.
In this process, the government must focus on providing support to key groups in their employment. The number of new college graduates will reach a record high again this year amounting to 8.74 million. We must provide employment services to these people both this year and next on an ongoing basis. And for rural migrant workers whether they are still working in the cities or they have returned to their hometowns, we will put in place employment service platforms to support them landing new jobs. We must fully implement all the support measures for demobilized military personnel as well.