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Minister: Tough employment task ahead

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-03-13 15:33

Tian Chengping, minister of Labor and Social Security, talks as he met the press Tuesday on the sidelines of the National People's Congress March 13, 2007. China is still facing a tough employment task this year, given the emergence of more laid-off workers and new job-seekers, said Tian. [Xinhua]

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 HawkEyes: Well said.MickX is right, they are the backbone of China and will remain so, as we all need food to sustain our body and mind.

 I agree: China does not have a labor shortage. What China lacks is efficient labor. Per capita wise, Chinese labor is MANY TIMES less productive than developed nations' labor.

 Spend: China should spend and invest this money on many things China needs right now. One thing China needs is technology to control pollution and waste. China also needs energy technology.

 oneandone: No one in the whole wide world recognize Taiwan as an independent nation.

 WHY: western countries and their media have always attacked China's consumption of energy, and also regard China as a new colonial in Africa, why?

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