* Sixty Percent of Beijing's Layoffs Reemployed ����A total of 102,100 Beijing workers were reemployed in 1998, with the reemployment rate reaching 60.2 percent, those not yet getting new jobs all received basic living expenses. Old-age insurance pensions were issued in full and in time to the retirees. ����* Sichuan Offers New Jobs to some 320,000 Layoffs ����Altogether 322,000 laid-off workers in Sichuan Province got new jobs last year through multiple channels, with the reemployment rate hitting 52.1 percent. ����* Wuhan Forms a Reemployment Market System ����Starting with intensifying organization and leadership, and taking guarantee of basic living standards as the focus, cultivation of market mechanisms as the bond and promotion of re-employment of laid-off workers as the ultimate goal, Wuhan City has established and perfected five major systems related to organization and leadership, guarantee of living standards and employment service. ����* Qingdao Registers a 65 Percent Rate of Settlement of Layoffs ����As a result of Qingdao's comprehensive implementation of the reemployment project, 43,000 of the 67,000 laid-off workers have been properly placed, with the settlement rate reaching 65 percent. HomeNews 1999-01-27 Page1 Full Story in Chinese