China's new guidelines on developing high-quality employment, which lay out 24 specific measures, have prioritized economic development as the driving force for high-quality and full employment, said experts.
The guidelines, issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council on Wednesday, aim to expand employment channels for university graduates and other young people, while also safeguarding equal employment rights.
This marks the first central-level directive on employment in the new era, clearly defining directions and pathways for promoting job growth.
The guidelines emphasize that high-quality, full employment should be a primary goal of economic and social development, integrating these objectives into the national economic plan. It calls for coordinated efforts across fiscal, monetary, industrial, price, and employment policies to enhance the employment-driving capacity of development.
Wen Xiaoyi, Dean of the School of Labor Relations and Human Resources at the China University of Labor Relations, noted that the guidelines emphasize the strong connection between high-quality development and high-quality employment. Key components include a modern industrial system, advancements in manufacturing, regional collaboration, and the promotion of green and health-oriented jobs. This approach reflects a strategy aimed at fostering high-quality growth under the new development philosophy, Wen said.
"We need to create more job opportunities, in terms of both quantity and quality, as this will create a virtuous cycle between economic development, job creation, and quality improvement. As the scale and quality of employment increase, higher-quality labor resources will enter the production process, further promoting the development of the entire society," said Zhao Zhong, Dean of the School of Labor and Personnel, Renmin University of China.
New policies aim to chart virtuous cycle between China's economy, employment: experts
