Mianyang Pays High Attention to Re-employment of Layoffs ĦĦĦĦTaking readjustment of the industrial structure as an opportunity, Mianyang City of Sichuan Province has been vividly and dramatically carrying out the work of re-employment of laid-off workers from state-owned enterprises by boldly emancipating their minds and updating their concepts. Last year, 16,440 of the city's 19,300 layoffs from state-owned businesses were re-employed, with the re-employment rate exceeding 80 percent. ĦĦĦĦ HomeNews 1999-01-13 Page1 Full Story in Chinese