Community workers

Chinese county grapples with how to lure and reward workers for difficult, low-level jobs

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Chinese county grapples with how to lure and reward workers for difficult, low-level jobs

A county in eastern China is seeking better perks for grass-roots government workers engaged in social affairs after it struggled to lure talent willing to take on the demanding jobs. The Social Work Department of the Communist Party committee in Feng county in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, attributed the shortage of talent in grass-roots government organisations … Read more

China to boost countrywide network of community ‘grid’ workers, once a key force in tackling Covid

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China to boost countrywide network of community ‘grid’ workers, once a key force in tackling Covid

China has rolled out new rules to strengthen its nationwide network of community workers, the group that was once key to enforcing its “zero-Covid” strategies on the ground. The stronger network will aim to “maintain social stability and consolidate the party’s long-term rule”, China’s cabinet and the ruling Communist Party’s central decision-making body said in … Read more