Re-employment of Laid-offs
...laid-off workers account for over 30 percent of the total employees may also enjoy tax reduction or exemption. As the representative and defender of workers' rights and interests, trade unions in China have been active in giving those laid off a helping hand in their re-employment efforts. On Re-employment One of the most talked-about topics of the town is the laid-off workers and re-employment. Take Shanghai for example. It is estimated that there was about 7% of the population who lost jobs in 1997. And the number is still increasing. This phenomenon has caught greatsocial attention. Then, why did so many workers lose their jobs? I think, there are several reasons. First , with the development of science and technology, modern machines have replaced some unskilled workers. So those workers have to lbe laid off. Second, with the industrial restructuring and economic development across China, China needs not those unskilled workers but those high qualified workers. So those workers with lower qualifications have to be laid off . Third, with a great population, the competition among the people is heated and as a result, some of them will be out of jobs. However, every coin has its two sides. The phenomenon of laid-off workers is no exception. This phenomenon has its own advantage and disadvantage. For one thing, the large number of laid-off workers affectts the social stability. Some poor laid-offs have to rob or steal in order to support themselves or their children to continue their studies. On the other hand, however, a large number of laid-offs help China with development. I...