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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of International Labor Affairs

ILAB Press Release: LABOR DEPARTMENT ISSUES PAPERS FROM SYMPOSIUM ON CHINA'S LABOR MARKET [03/07/1996]

For more information call: (202) 219-6373 office

The Department of Labor today released a compendium of the papers presented at last fall's symposium, Changes in China's Labor Market: Implications for the Future. The syposium was co-sponsored by the department's Bureau of Internation Labor Affairs and the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.

The public forum, held Sept. 22, 1995, focused on the situations of workers and employers in China. Topics included labor force participation of women, labor migration, the declining role of state enterprises as employers and the role of the state trade union. There were also discussions on wage trends, reemployment policies and the state social safety net. Representatives of labor, business and academia made the presentations.

The publication may be obtained free of charge by calling (202) 219-7610 or writing to U.S. Department of Labor, ILAB/OIEA, Room S5325, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210.

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Agency
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Date
March 7, 1996
Media Contact: David Roberts
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