Governments at all levels will offer favorable policies to
encourage demobilized soldiers to find jobs for themselves after
they return to their hometowns. These former army men and women
will be treated preferentially in various aspects such as commerce
and industry, finance, taxation, public security, education, as
well as social security.
According to authorities of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the
State Council and the Central Military Committee have worked out a
series of regulations concerning the re-employment of demobilized
soldiers. By encouraging them to find jobs by themselves, instead
of relying on the government, governmental departments at various
levels will be relieved from the pressure of arranging the
resettlement for each of them.
In
light of the notice decreed by the State Council and the Central
Military Committee, local governments should earnestly summarize
experiences from trial units in this regard, perfect concerning
rules and regulations, and put more efforts in guiding and
encouraging urban veterans to search for their own jobs.
Local governments should also, in line with the military service
law, timely deliver concerned subsidies in one lump sum to those
demobilized soldiers who decide to get employed through their own
efforts. Relevant departments, such as commerce and industry,
finance, taxation, public security, education, social security and
other aspects, should offer favorable policies. Meanwhile, by
utilizing existing schools and training institutions and relying on
the joint efforts of the departments of labor and social security,
local governments should provide these people various training
courses to help raise their educational level and learn new
vocational skills, so as to increase their competitiveness in the
labor market. The cost will be covered as local governmental
expenditure.
Local public employment service institutions should also offer free
consultation and information to those who have registered for
employment.
(China.org.cn by Li Xiao November 29, 2002)