| World Expo Shanghai to hire 1m volunteers |
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| Thursday,March 26,2009 Posted: 15:52 BJT(0752 GMT) |
| From:China Daily Article type:Redistributed |
World Expo Shanghai 2010 will kick off its volunteer recruitment program in May this year. More than 1 million volunteers eager to be part of a global event will be hired.
Chen Zhenmin, director of the Shanghai World Expo Social Mobilization Office, said yesterday that while most volunteers would be chosen from among college students, people from all walks of life were welcome to join.
During the 184-day event that lasts from May 1 to Oct 31, volunteers will serve 14 to 20 days on average, he said. But authorities might consider extending the period in view of the public's passionate and enthusiastic response.
Authorities said the expo would provide 2,000 to 3,000 jobs for college graduates this year, meeting the event's need for personnel as well as providing employment in the wake of the economic meltdown.
"A large number of people would be trained in verbal in international cultural communication, which is going to help the city in the future," said Xu Weiguo, deputy Party chief of Shanghai World Expo Coordination Bureau.
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