Jiujiang District: Employment Priority: Broadening income channels for residents

News from this web(reporter Zhao Dandan  Liang Feng) Since 2023, the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Jiujiang District has implemented an employment priority orientation to ensure stable employment for key populations and actively broaden the channels for residents to increase their income.In 2023, the per disposable income of urban permanent residents in Jiujiang District will increase by 5.6 per cent compared with the previous year, which is higher than the city's average level of increase by 0.3 percentage points, and higher than the province's average level of increase by 0.5 percentage points.

Accompanied by the full swing of the Jiangbei development and construction, the total number of jobs in Jiujiang District has been further expanded, providing great convenience for the residents of the Jiangbei area to be employed nearby. The Jiujiang District Human Resources and Social Security Bureau has seized the opportunity of the great development of Jiangbei District to expand employment opportunities by all means.Pegasus (Wuhu) new display module production line, Wuhu College and other key construction projects in the north of the river have been put into use one after another, which has become a strong guarantee and strong support for high-quality employment of the residents of the district and increase in income of the residents.

At the same time, a multi-channel labour service platform has been set up to achieve a seamless connection between supply and demand. Creating a "three-kilometre" employment circle to promote home-based employment. The district's human resources and social services department regularly carries out "2+N" recruitment activities, holding 374 recruitment activities of various types in 2023, serving 2,826 enterprises and providing 32,000 jobs; establishing "employment stations" in 37 communities, with specialised personnel to carry out employment assistance work. Employment counters have been set up in 37 communities, with specialised personnel to carry out employment assistance work.

Jiujiang District also continuously improves the employment and entrepreneurial ability of workers through diversified training. In 2023, the region will conduct 24 pre-employment skills training courses for newly hired personnel in enterprises, training 571 trainees; 28 skills upgrading training courses for on-the-job workers in enterprises, training 841 trainees; 39 employment skills training courses for ordinary labourers, training 1,373 trainees; 18 employment skills training courses for Huizhou cuisine masters, training 586 trainees; and 10 entrepreneurship training courses, training 300 trainees. 

Translated by Xu Mingxi from FESCO Foreign Affairs Service Center of Anhui Province