Local govts urged to increase incomes

Goal of economic development is to benefit people, premier says

Premier Li Keqiang urged local governments on Monday to work harder to increase workers' incomes and social insurance. Trade union representatives pledged to strengthen collective bargaining to meet the goals.

"The ultimate goal of economic development is to benefit our people," Li said during his report delivered to around 1,900 delegates at the 16th National Congress of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, who gathered in Beijing for the five-day meeting that ends on Tuesday.