Following the Fourth World Conference on Women, in order to implement the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action adopted at the Conference and the Program for the Development of Chinese Women promulgated by the Chinese Government, the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) has initiated an "action to assist laid-off women workers to be re-employed", aiming at assisting one million laid-off women workers to be re-employed by the year 2000. The All-China Women's Federation has made a survey of the situation of laid-off women workers and their desires tar reemployment, and directed women's federations at all levels to work for the reemployment of laid-off women workers with their own characteristics.

Conduct publicity and educational work to change women's outlook of choosing jobs

In view of the tract that a certain number of women have difficulty in being re-employed because of the out-dated outlook of choosing jobs, a "reporting delegation on the achievements of the once-laid-off women workers" has been organized to give speeches in some big cities. These vivid examples have encouraged other laid-off women workers to persevere in getting employment in multiple fields and through multiple channels, to cultivate the spirit of self-respect, self-confidence, self-reliance and self-improvement, to broaden out channels for employment and to strive for employment opportunities.

Conduct vocational training to enhance women's Competitive capacity for employment

In the light of the demand in the labor market, training has been conducted for laid-off women workers on vocational skills in a variety of forms and categories at different levels in order to help laid-off women workers in acquiring skills for reemployment, and increasing their competitive capacity for employment. Over the past two year, women's federations at various levels throughout the country have trained about one million laid-off women workers, 470,000 of whom got re-employed.

Furnish intermediary services to act as a contact for women workers to get new jobs

By running employment agencies, holding talks to introduce job opportunities and special meetings for recruiting laid-off women workers, and running information and guidance centers for the reemployment of women workers, the women's federations at various levels provide assistance to laid-off women workers to find posts reemployment.

Set up small economic entities to create Job opportunities for laid-off women workers

Women's federations at various levels have endeavored to set up small economic entities, particularly entities of the tertiary industry such as family service companies, women's service groups, laid-off women worker's market, to arrange employment directly for ]aid-off women workers. Jobs of this nature are fit for women to take pate in and meet the demand of the society.