Policies aim to boost job opportunities

Students attend a job fair at Tsinghua University in Beijing, capital of China, March 15, 2024. China has stressed high-quality and full employment for the people, as it will channel more resources to optimize talent creation systems, incubate new industries and improve employment services, aiming to ensure fairer and effective access to job opportunities. The State Council, China's Cabinet, recently unveiled a guideline on developing high-quality employment, which includes 24 specific measures covering education system adjustment, new industries incubation and workers' rights and benefits protection. "Workers in high-quality employment usually have reasonable salary increases following periods of economic growth and their professionalism and working abilities can be improved through improved training and technological progress," she said, adding that workers' relations with employers and their safety can be fully secured under high-quality employment, and they also enjoy more sound protection of their rights. "High-quality employment offers individuals sufficient job opportunities, reasonable payment, good working environment and promising career prospects, as well as secures social benefits and working rights.