Economy
Labor shortages in coastal regions spread inland
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-02-25 16:47
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HEFEI: Labor shortages in China's coastal regions have spread inland to east China's Anhui province, a spokesperson at an Anhui job fair said Thursday.
In contrast to last year's job fair, when job seekers far outweighed vacancies as the financial crisis hit, Anhui employers can't find enough workers this year.
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"We planned to recruit 300 people this time, and we prepared cars for the job hunters to visit our company and factories. But applicants are far less than we expected," an employee of household appliance manufacturer Midea said at the fair.
The government has recognized the problem and is dealing with it by restructuring the job market, a provincial human resources and social security official said.
