Measures to Help Migrant Workers Secure Jobs Near Their Homes

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security have jointly issued a guideline for helping migrant workers to locate jobs in their hometown and nearby urban areas.

The guideline called for strengthening policy support and guidance to support migrant workers to find jobs near their area of residence. According to it, supportive fiscal, taxation, credit, and other policies will be put in place for the purpose. The country will give subsidies to those who return to their hometowns to start a business or who have run a business for more than a year. It also pledged loans with discounted interest rates to startups.

The guideline also encouraged enterprises to create more jobs and come up with flexible employment models including providing seasonal and temporary jobs to migrant workers.

In addition, China will develop new forms of business. It will actively develop production services, primary processing of agricultural products, tourism, and consumer services, and attract migrant workers to work in agricultural fields.