BEIJING: Authorities are dangling cash subsidies before rural migrant workers who sign up for vocational training programs ranging from vehicle maintenance to housekeeping and e-commerce, as part of a broader effort to curb joblessness among vulnerable groups.
In a guideline dated Dec 28 but unveiled on Friday, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security urged local authorities to increase skills training for out-of-town workers in a wide range of sectors — including construction, repair, security and logistics, in which they can be employed in large numbers — and help them better adapt to life in their adopted communities.
The guideline encouraged employers to host training programs for fresh recruits. Industry associations are asked to roll out trainings based on the needs of member enterprises.
The scope of the training programs can expand to cover emerging sectors such as e-commerce, digital economy and artificial intelligence when it comes to younger and more capable workers. Tech companies have been asked to coach migrants to become livestream hosts, designated drivers, and food and parcel delivery workers, it said.
“Migrant workers are crucial components of the industrial workforce, and they are a prime target of government efforts to promote the high-quality development of the population and achieve common prosperity,” the guideline said in its opening paragraph, referring to the national campaign to curb the wealth gap and enlarge the middle-income group. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
