Ministry of Commerce and 9 other departments: Encourage retail operators to stabilize their workforce, use more labor contracts, and improve employee benefits.

The Ministry of Commerce and 8 other departments have issued opinions on accelerating the innovation and development of the retail industry. It mentions strengthening human support, encouraging retail businesses to stabilize their workforce, use more labor contracts, improve employee benefits, and provide employment opportunities for disadvantaged groups. The protection of rights and interests of flexible employment and new forms of employment workers will be strengthened. For positions in retail businesses that qualify for special working hour systems, the approval process will be expedited. The training system for retail talents will be improved to support cooperation between retail businesses, universities, and business associations to cultivate versatile and skilled talents, and include them in the list of urgently needed and scarce talents in various regions. Qualified retail professionals will be included in the talent introduction policies in various regions.