A laid-off woman worker (L Front) fills a reemployment application form in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, Nov. 13, 2002.
To help the laid-off women workers, the Women's Federation of Shanxi Province has provided training courses for them. Today, the federation holds a consultative meeting for laid-off women workers in Taiyuan. More than 40 organizations attend the consultative meeting, during which more than 1,000 job opportunities are offered for laid-off women workers.
(People's Daily November 14, 2002)