While most electronics companies are busily cutting staff, Chinese electronics retailer Gome has announced plans to hire 20,000 migrant workers for its four subsidiaries in China.

China's Ministry of Human Resource and Social Security has issued a circular, asking that practical measures be taken to help enterprises get through difficulties caused by the global financial crisis and stabilize the current employment situation.

News from the Second College Student Employment Forum held by Beijing Municipal Personnel Department is that the personnel departments of Beijing will recommend jobs to Beijing native students who remain unemployed after their college graduation.