Abstract:

Based on statistic data and field investigations on the implementation of the National Natural Forest Conservation Program (NNFCP) during the period of 1998—2003,we analyzed the current status of social security system in NNFCP areas, identified existing problems, and at the end proposed countermeasures from the policy point of view. Our analyses indicated that the setting of the unemployed in the NNFCP area has been made a great progress, but serious problems do exist in unemployed setting and social insurance. At present there were 98.4 thousand unemployed in the NNFCP area. Most people had no medical insurance and unemployment insurance, and old-age and insurance could not be delivered in time in many NNFCP areas. To solve the existing problems, we proposed to: 1) establish a perfect social security system; 2) strengthen the legislation of social security law to ensure basic livelihood, medial insurance and social endowment insurance in NNFCP area; 3) alleviate the economic burden of local forestry enterprises,and eradicate the default of retirement pensions as soon as possible; 4) develop substitution industry to increase reemployment opportunities, etc..

Key words: National Natural Forest Conservation Program, the unemployed, social security, countermeasures