Measures should be taken in order to push enterprises to take more responsibility and make more efforts to improve workplace safety, lawmakers said on Wednesday.
The top legislature wants better recruitment, appraisal and management of civil servants to improve government functions in the grassroots, according to a report released Thursday.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, heard reports on judicial corruption and air pollution control at its bimonthly session on Wednesday.
Wang Xiaochu, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Security responded to questions about cutting approvals and confirmation of some professional qualifications asked by lawmaker Li Lianning.
Lawmakers on Friday demanded harsher legislation and more active government intervention to protect minors, especially rural children left behind by migrant worker parents.
The role of social organizations in providing public services should be improved amid efforts to transform government functions, the top legislators have said.
Lawmakers applauded the favorable economic performance so far this year but stressed careful moves to control risks, when discussing key fiscal reports Thursday.
About 80 percent of unnatural deaths among minors in China occur in rural areas, according to a report submitted to the top legislature on Monday.