The government on Thursday outlined its long-awaited emergency steps to bolster job security and revive industrial competitiveness, setting a target of 720,000 new jobs.
To meet that figure, the scheme calls on both the central and local governments to directly employ 300,000 workers on a temporary basis within two years.
The government draft was approved Thursday by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and will be endorsed at today's Cabinet meeting.
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