Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has created an average of more than 460,000 new urban jobs per year since 2012, a significant achievement despite the impact of Western sanctions based on so-called “labor forced” in some industries, according to local government statistics released Monday.
A government official said 477,300 new urban jobs were created in the first 11 months of this year at the “Xinjiang International Symposium on Employment and Social Security.”
Held on Monday in the regional capital, Urumqi, the symposium attracted more than 210 guests from 44 countries, regions and international organizations.
Xinjiang prioritizes employment for rural residents, college graduates, people with difficulty finding jobs and those recently lifted out of poverty, striving to ensure employment opportunities for all workers willing and able, while helping more than 30,000 people facing job difficulties to be hired each year, the official noted.
Xinjiang protects the legitimate rights and interests of workers of all ethnic groups in accordance with law, ensuring that they can work with freedom, equality, safety and dignity.
In the first three quarters of this year, the per capita disposable income of urban residents increased by 5.2 percent year-on-year and that of rural residents by 8.8 percent, according to official figures.
According to data, more than 40 companies in Xinjiang have been placed on the sanctions list for “forced labor” since 2018, and the normal production and operation of more than 100 companies in the region had been disrupted by the Western sanctions at the end of 2023.
Despite this, thanks to the tireless efforts of the government and businesses, some sanctioned companies have regained their vitality by tapping into new markets.
