China pledges to support people suffering from poverty
China pledges to support people in order to increase its poverty its poverty elimination achievements, a senior official said.
Liu Huanxin, deputy chief of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group and head of the National Rural Revitalization Administration stated that, “In 2021, over 31.45 million people lifted out of poverty found jobs.
“That number is 1.26 million higher than the 2020 level.
“The country will strive to ensure that at least 30 million people who have been lifted out of poverty are employed this year.”
Liu said work will be done to boost labour service cooperation between provinces, cities and counties, develop characteristic industries, provide public welfare jobs in rural areas, and support entrepreneurship and flexible employment.
As a result of the country’s efforts to consolidate its poverty alleviation achievements and push for rural vitalization, the average net income of people who have shaken off poverty is likely to have reached 12,500 yuan (about 1,968 U.S. dollars) last year, up over 16.5 percent year on year, official data shows.
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