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These

production are called social welfare enterprises.

enterprises in the nature of a welfare

are special

service.

--in

China.

There are more than 50 million disabled persons

Making appropriate employment arrangements for

these people So as to safeguard their livelihood, and to

achieve the social objectives of rehabilitation through

integration in society is an important but

work and

difficult task.

Since the founding of our nation, particularly

after 1980, our government has attached great importance to

finding jobs for the disabled. Firstly, we have been

and operating welfare enterprises in a

establishing

multi-channel,

multi-dimensional

and versatile manner to

of

solve the employment problems of the disabled. As at the

end of 1990, nore than 41,000 welfare enterprises

various kinds have been established in China, with a total

employment of 650,000 persons and an annual gross product

value of 30.1 billion. A social welfare network has been

established, based on

welfare enterprises directly under

the Ministry of Civil Affairs in cities and countries

(districts) as well as enterprises in streets, villages and

Welfare enterprises and individual and businesses

towns.

operated

by disabled persons form the basis of a

social welfare production network. Secondly,

supplementary

we have adopted a policy of support and protection for

welfare

enterprises.

For example, special arrangements are