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Job fair for prisoners

CHANGSHA: More than 1,100 inmates signed preliminary employment agreements with 65 companies at a job fair held at a jail in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province on Tuesday. The fair is designed to "help the to-be-released prisoners return to society," said an official. Xiao Tang (21), who will be released in a few days, signed a job agreement with a clothing manufacturer in the Guangdong Province. "I have stayed here for such a long time that I do not know what employers need," she said. "A job fair like this really helps me a lot." Since there exists a bias against persons released from prison, they have to conceal their history when applying for jobs, said the official. — Xinhua

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