Bid to create fairer job market

With the job market entering the busy season after Spring Festival, Beijing's human resources authorities recently issued a notice urging the sponsors of job fairs to strictly scrutinize the qualifications of employers, their recruitment advertisements and promotional materials to ensure there is no discrimination against job seekers.

The notice also demands there be kiosk inside the venue where complaints can be made about any false recruitment ads or discrimination by employers.

These are timely and necessary steps toward regulating Beijing's job market and it is hoped other regions can follow suit. Discrimination has long been an outstanding problem in job markets nationwide, especially at job fairs. People cannot but ask why that should be the case.