White paper highlights issues facing teachers

A Chinese property solutions provider, government bodies and research institutions released the country's first white paper addressing teachers' working and living conditions on Sept 13.

The White Paper for the Living and Working Conditions of the Education Industry aims to set standards on the care of education workers, safeguard their rights and raise awareness of the community.

Jiang Chao, general manager of Shouye Data, one of the research institutions behind the white paper, said the research can provide guidelines for policy-making and commercial innovation in order to improve teachers' quality of life.