A pension and social security plan for Guangzhou farmers whose
land has been acquired for industrial or commercial purposes will
be announced in March, according to news released from the
provincial people's congress session Sunday.
The new policy may take effect beginning July this year, the
Nangfang Daily reported, citing Fang Chaogui, chief of the
provincial labor and social security department.
Guangdong now has about 2.8 million farmers who have lost their
land. The province has already begun a trial pension and social
security plan for them in Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Dongguan
and Foshan, providing social security for 780,000 farmers.
The provincial government will map out a guide for other cities
based on the trial plan, Fang said. He said the pension and social
security scheme for farmers should be funded by the government,
farmers' communities, and farmers themselves.
(Shenzhen Daily March 1, 2006)
