China Pushes 'High-Quality Full Employment' as 15th Five-Year Plan Priority
推动高质量充分就业取得新进展
A front-page People's Daily report details China's multi-pronged push to stabilize and improve employment, framed as a key task for the new '15th Five-Year Plan' period. The article cites a July 30 Politburo meeting and President Xi Jinping's directives, presenting a series of government initiatives from targeted aid for college graduates and migrant workers to skills training and support for gig-economy workers. It features individual success stories alongside pledges from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security to maintain overall employment stability.
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The article frames employment policy as the 'top priority of people's livelihood' (民生头等大事) and a direct implementation of the 'employment-first strategy' (就业优先战略).
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