Non-State-owned enterprises contributed more than 90% of the sample, and more than 70% of the companies surveyed operate in the manufacturing sector, China Daily reported.

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By the end of 2004 there were 55m union members in non-state-owned enterprises, 35% more than a year earlier and a more than fourfold increase compared with the late 1990s.

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Meanwhile, Chinese colleges will continue to arrange employment for non-paying students by posting them to jobs in government departments or state-owned enterprises.

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