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Deputies call for guarantee of jobs for migrant workers

The municipal government should set aside certain employment vacancies for migrant job seekers after the Spring Festival holiday, three migrant worker deputies to the city's people's congress suggested. With the worldwide financial crisis showing no... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Feb 04 2009

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