Standing in front of his house, Chen Longli signs an employment contract with a ceramic tile making company.
"I would like to apply for the position of a mechanic," said Chen, a resident of Wannian Village in southwest China's Sichuan Province. "I have a certificate in this area, and I used to work as a mechanic."
A "recruiting bus" came to the village on Tuesday with employers of 18 companies from the county of Danleng, which administers the village. The employers brought with them about 500 job vacancies across 60 professions. The bus attracted almost 200 migrant workers from the village and its vicinity.
"We have tight prevention and control measures against the coronavirus," said Wu Yujiao, head of the county's employment bureau. "All the recruiters and the applying villagers need to have their temperatures taken and wear masks."
Using buses to take employers to townships and villages, authorities want to enhance the connection between companies and workers, Wu said.
"We especially want to help impoverished residents find jobs near their hometown," Wu said.
Sichuan Province has a big number of migrant workers, and authorities have taken a variety of measures to "send jobs to their doorsteps."
Besides recruiting buses, local governments in Sichuan tried to find job vacancies in different companies and connected the companies with migrant workers they learned of.
In the village of Luobo, for example, the village officials found about Huang Hongjun, a jobless resident who had to take care of his mother and his daughter. The officials reported his information to the county authorities, who then arranged the resident to a new material company in need of workers.
"Governments at various levels have employment staff that record job vacancies in different companies," said Huang Xiaodong, with Sichuan's provincial department of human resources and social security. The governments then recommend suitable villagers to the companies.
Huang Hongjun soon started working at the company.
"I can take care of my family while working near my hometown in the future," Huang said.
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