Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China
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Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the People's Republic of China is a ministry under the State Council
which is responsible for national labor polices, standards, regulations and managing the national social security. This includes labor force management, labor relationship readjustment, social insurance management and legal construction of labor. The State Bureau of Civil Servants will report to the new ministry.
. This was announced at the 2008 National People's Congress
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Since March 17, 2008, the ministry is headed by Yin Weimin
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, the department has recommended companies to prevent and control large staff reduction. The agency also other government agencies to provide assistance to labor-intensive industries and enterprises to create more employment. MOHRSS stressed that priority be given to migrant workers, laid-off workers, poor people and graduates from universities and colleges in offering works.
State Council of the People's Republic of China
The State Council of the People's Republic of China , which is largely synonymous with the Central People's Government after 1954, is the chief administrative authority of the People's Republic of China. It is chaired by the Premier and includes the heads of each governmental department and agency...
which is responsible for national labor polices, standards, regulations and managing the national social security. This includes labor force management, labor relationship readjustment, social insurance management and legal construction of labor. The State Bureau of Civil Servants will report to the new ministry.
History
The ministry is created from the former Ministry of Personnel and Ministry of Labour and Social Security.. This was announced at the 2008 National People's Congress
2008 National People's Congress
The 1st Plenary Session of the 11th National People's Congress held its annual meeting from March 5 to March 18, 2008 in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, in conjunction with the 2008 CPPCC....
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Since March 17, 2008, the ministry is headed by Yin Weimin
Yin Weimin
Yin Weimin is a politician of the People's Republic of China, and the current Minister of Human Resources and Social Security.Born in Lingshou, Hebei Province, Yin joined the Communist Party of China in 1973. He pursued an on the job master's degree in economics...
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Responsibilities
The MOHRSS has responsibility for managing the employment market in mainland China. Due to the financial crisis of 2008/Late 2000s recessionLate 2000s recession
The late-2000s recession, sometimes referred to as the Great Recession or Lesser Depression or Long Recession, is a severe ongoing global economic problem that began in December 2007 and took a particularly sharp downward turn in September 2008. The Great Recession has affected the entire world...
, the department has recommended companies to prevent and control large staff reduction. The agency also other government agencies to provide assistance to labor-intensive industries and enterprises to create more employment. MOHRSS stressed that priority be given to migrant workers, laid-off workers, poor people and graduates from universities and colleges in offering works.
See also
- Labor Contract Law of the People's Republic of ChinaLabor Contract Law of the People's Republic of ChinaA new labor contract law in the People's Republic of China went into effect on January 1, 2008, following a series of staff-sacking scandals in many companies...
- Ministries of the People's Republic of China
- Social welfare in China