More than 150 people from Baoji City and Hanzhong City of Shaanxi Province, who were affected by the May 12 earthquake, have began their new jobs in Tianjin Epson Co., Ltd.

In mid July, Epson has started its recruitment work in Baoji and Hanzhong, and has made offers of employment to about 400 people. The first batch of over 150 employees arrived in Tianjin in August.

Epson (China), Hong Kong Epson Foundation and Seiko Epson Headquarters have donated more than CNY1 million for the earthquake relief work in China, and also offered printing equipment and services to help people get through the hard times.

In addition to Epson, many other multinational corporations and large state-owned enterprises in Tianjin have offered more than 6,300 jobs to people in Shaanxi. Tianjin is the pairing-assistance municipality for the Shaanxi.