Full Text: Work Report of NPC Standing Committee
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2) We will focus on promoting social harmony and stability, and strengthen oversight of the work to solve problems affecting people's wellbeing. Since the policy of reform and opening up was first implemented, not only has China experienced sustained and rapid economic growth but people's wellbeing has have improved considerably, and there has been a long period of social and political stability. Nevertheless, we must recognize that China is still in the primary stage of socialism and will remain so for a long time, and the principal problem in Chinese society is between the ever-growing material and cultural needs of the people and our backward social production. At present, Chinese society is generally harmonious, but there are a number of disparities that affect social harmony, and there are relatively serious problems in employment, social security, income distribution, education, medical care, housing, workplace safety and public security that concern the immediate interests of the people. It has been explicitly stated at the Sixteenth National Party Congress, the Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixteenth CPC Central Committee, and the Seventeenth National Party Congress that we must move faster to build a harmonious society, with the focus on improving people's wellbeing, and strive to ensure that all our people enjoy the rights to education, employment, medical treatment, old-age care, and housing. Ensuring and improving people's wellbeing is an essential requirement for applying the Scientific Outlook on Development and a priority for our economic and social development this year. The NPC Standing Committee needs to focus on solving the most practical problems of the utmost and immediate concern to the people and urge relevant authorities to correctly handle the relationship between economic development and people's wellbeing; always put people first, strive to solve social problems and develop social programs; improve public administration and services; promote social equality and justice; foster a culture of harmony; and coordinate social development with economic, political, cultural and ecological development.
First, by listening to and deliberating the State Council's report on deepening reform of the medical and health care system, we will inspect progress of the implementation of recent key reforms; press ahead with the development of the basic medical care system, national basic drug system, and basic medical and health care service system; and promote equal access to basic public healthcare services and the pilot reform of public hospitals.
Second, by listening to and deliberating the State Council's report on diverting the rural labor force and safeguarding the rights and interests of rural migrant workers, we will help solve major problems rural migrant workers have concerning wages, working conditions, training, basic old-age and medical care insurance, workers' compensation, and schooling for their children. We will also inspect the progress in bringing rural migrant workers into the urban public service system.
Third, by inspecting compliance with the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women, we will help solve problems women have concerning equal employment, equal remuneration for work of equal value, land-related rights and interests, workplace safety, health and retirement protection; and facilitate better implementation of the basic state policy of equality of men and women.
Fourth, by listening to and deliberating the State Council's report on the economic and social development of ethnic minorities and ethnic minority areas, we will urge the relevant authorities to implement the Law on Regional Ethnic Autonomy and the policies and measures of the central leadership to accelerate economic and social development in Tibet, Xinjiang and other ethnic minority areas, particularly the new policies and measures of the central leadership to support the development of Tibet, Tibetan ethnic areas in four provinces, and Xinjiang and further solidify and develop the socialist ethnic relations of equality, unity, mutual assistance and harmony.
Fifth, by listening to and deliberating the report by the Supreme People's Court on the work of civil trials and the report by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on the work of improving procuratorial work concerning the dereliction of duty and infringements of rights, we will help courts and procuratorates constantly improve their work, and safeguard judicial impartiality, social equality, and justice.
Sixth, by listening to and deliberating the State Council's report on strengthening road traffic safety management, we will promote implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law, urge relevant authorities to improve the system of accountability for road traffic safety management, and promote civilized and standardized law enforcement. We will also inspect the implementation of compulsory third-party liability insurance for motor vehicles and the arrangements for social assistance funds for victims of road traffic accidents.