36 Million Transient Workers to Return Home For Spring Festival
BEIJING, January 22 (Xinhua)-- During the upcoming Spring Festival holidays, 60 percent of the total 60 million rural people working in cities will return home for the festival, Lin Yongsan, vice-minister of China's Ministry of Labor and Social Security, said here Tuesday.According to Lin, in the month after the festival, the number of rural workers returning to work and new groups seeking jobs in cities will exceed 35 million.
The national labor and social security departments at different levels should analyze the flow direction of the rural workers, so as to facilitate the transportation flow, said Lin.
During the travel peak, the ministry requires provinces such as Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, and cities like Beijing and Shanghai, where most rural workers have flocked, should provide the flow timetable to help the transportation sector make appropriate arrangements.
China's railway and road sectors have set up branches for ticket service in places with large numbers of rural workers.
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