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CHN-1997-M-49692
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Title_of_text
Notice regarding the further improvement of the work of poverty relief and the re-employment of workers.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
China
Subjects (Classification)
Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Contains guidelines to provide poverty relief and to encourage re-employment of workers laid off due to restructuration of state enterprises. Calls for the creation of a basic system of poverty relief and re-employment, with the goal of achieving a re-employment rate of 50 per cent. Local departments shall provide poverty relief to persons who are engaged in or who are retired from state-owned enterprises and whose basic standard of living is below a certain level; in addition, local governments shall identify struggling enterprises and restructure such enterprises and organize laid-off personnel. For this purpose, so-called "experimental cities" shall create Re-employment Service Centres which shall facilitate re-employment. Local governments shall also make available poverty relief to laid-off workers through such means as preferential treatment in the purchase of grain and oil, and allowances for rent and utilities. Persons capable of labour who do not participate in production activities organized by enterprises shall have such assistance cut off. Local governments shall also implement "relief through work" programmes.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
English translation
Author
International Business Data
Publisher
Ministry of Commerce
Country
China
URL
http://english.ibd.com.cn/news/readcredit.asp?newsid=99
File
CHN49692 Eng.pdf (PDF of Law in English)
Monograph region
Monograph title
English translation (as amended up to 7 April 1998)
Author
Chinalaw
Publisher
China Law Society
Place of publication
University of Maryland School of Law