Shenzhen looks to fill 560,000 jobs
By Zhan Lisheng | China Daily | Updated: 2008-08-28 07:29
SHENZHEN: Authorities here are looking to attract 560,000 workers from rural areas of Guangdong over the next five years in a bid to counter rising labor costs, a provincial official said on Tuesday.
"Shenzhen's ambitious plan is part of the province's double transfer strategy," Lin Yingwu, deputy director of the Guangdong labor and social security department.
"Other cities in the delta region will follow suit," he said
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