A new regulation on the employment policy of China's public institutions is taking effect on July 1.
Over 30-million people in some 1-million government-sponsored institutions are no longer secured with permanent job offers.
Yin Weimin is the Minister of Human Resources and Social Security. He says this is so far the most significant move in the reform of labour force management in China.
"To define the relation between public institutions and their employees as a 'contractual' or terminable, is a major step forward. The new regulation helps to establish an employment scheme based on terminable contracts, encourage fair competition, bring both incentives and restraints, and better protect employees' rights."
