According to our newspaper (Reporter: Xu Xinxing, Chen Xiaoyan, Zhu Xin, Su Mo) “Take multiple measures to stabilize employment and increase income” and “do a solid job in employment of veterans, migrant workers and other groups”... These contents in the government work report caused the director of the General Office of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions to Commissioner Lu Guoquan and Representative Zou Bin, Project Quality Director of China Construction Fifth Engineering Bureau General Contracting Company, paid special attention to the project.
This year, they all noticed the employment problem of older migrant workers and suggested strengthening training services to help older migrant workers secure their jobs.
The National Bureau of Statistics defines migrant workers over 50 years old as older migrant workers.
The "2022 Migrant Workers Monitoring Survey Report" shows that the total number of migrant workers in my country is 295 million, of which 29.2% are migrant workers over 50 years old, and the number has exceeded 80 million.
A survey shows that older migrant workers face many barriers and problems in continuing to find employment: First, their educational level is low and they have few opportunities for training, making it difficult to adapt to the current digital transformation and upgrading of the industry; second, most of them are engaged in high-intensity, low-skilled positions such as the construction industry. , are vulnerable to the threat of work-related injuries and occupational diseases, but rights such as work-related injury insurance and occupational health insurance are not guaranteed.
"The aging of construction workers is serious. At the same time, many migrant workers can only do odd jobs at construction sites and factories because they do not have core skills. With the development of the times, it is urgent to promote the transformation of traditional migrant workers into new industrial workers." From the construction industry Representative Zou Bin expressed concerns about the employment situation of older migrant workers.
In response to these circumstances, Committee Member Lu Guoquan suggested that relevant policies should be formulated around safeguarding the employment rights and safety of older migrant workers, rather than "one size fits all" based on age, so that older migrant workers with acceptable physical conditions can achieve full employment while ensuring safe production.
At the same time, relevant government departments, employers and labor unions have built a "chain service" for older migrant workers, linking employment registration, skills training, job introduction and other services to improve the accuracy of services and provide re-employment training for older migrant workers. .
Strengthen the construction of a casual job market to serve older migrant workers, make good use of big data and other technologies to collect employment needs of older migrant workers, and release employment information in real time.
In addition, work-related injury insurance was “expanded” to include older migrant workers in the coverage.
Representative Zou Bin suggested that we continue to promote the integration of industry and education and school-enterprise cooperation, encourage large state-owned enterprises to open vocational schools, and carry out "cultivation, education, and application" vocational education for the new generation of construction industry workers and migrant workers who have the willingness and foundation to transform. Help build a team of high-quality industrial workers.
Xu Xinxing Chen Xiaoyan Zhu Xin Su Mo