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Work report of NPC Standing Committee
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  2. Concentrating on resolving problems affecting the people's wellbeing, we strengthened oversight of the major work related to the people's wellbeing that is of great concern to the general public.

  We heard and deliberated the State Council's reports on deepening the reform of the pharmaceutical and healthcare systems, the movement of the rural workforce and safeguarding the rights and interests of rural migrant workers, the economic and social development of ethnic minorities and ethnic minority areas, and strengthening road traffic safety management. We inspected compliance with the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women, and also heard and deliberated the report by the Supreme People' s Court on civil trials and the report by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on improving procuratorial work concerning dereliction of duty and infringement of rights. During their deliberation, members of the Standing Committee noted the following six points.

  First, we need to make deepening the pharmaceutical and healthcare systems and giving priority to meeting people' s basic medical and health care demand our important task of ensuring and improving their wellbeing, actively yet prudently deal with new situations and problems occurring in medical reforms, and ensure smooth implementation of key reforms, so that the people receive tangible benefits from them.

  Second, we need to effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of rural migrant workers; work vigorously to provide them with vocational training; and strive to solve practical problems concerning their pay, working conditions, social security, workplace safety and children' s education.

  Third, we need to fully implement the Law on Regional Ethnic Autonomy and the central leadership' s policies and measures, particularly the new ones to strongly support the development of Xinjiang, Tibet, and Tibetan ethnic areas in Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and Qinghai provinces, and increase our support for infrastructure development, development of industries with local advantages, and basic public services in ethnic minority areas to help them achieve leap-frog development.

  Fourth, we need to implement the basic state policy of gender equality, safeguard the labor and property rights and interests of women and their personal rights in accordance with the law, promptly adjust the scope of work prohibited for female employees, solve the problem of women's rights and interests being infringed on in rural land contracting, and firmly crack down on crimes involving the trafficking of women and children.

  Fifth, we need to further strengthen road traffic safety work, improve regulations and measures, eliminate traffic hazards, intensify supervision of law enforcement, prevent serious traffic accidents, and protect people's lives and property.

  Sixth, we need to continue to improve the quality and professional competence of employees of people's courts and procuratorates, improve the mechanisms for doing judicial and procuratorial work, constantly raise the level of the administration of justice, better satisfy people's demands on the judiciary, and effectively safeguard social fairness and justice.

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Source: Xinhua 2011-03-18Editor: Shen
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