3月3日下午三点，全国政协十一届二次会议在北京人民大会堂开幕。全国政协主席贾庆林在全国政协工作报告中指出，今年全国政协将把保持经济平稳较快发展作为首要任务，把维护社会和谐稳定作为重要责任。全国政协委员中非公经济代表比较多，而且多为非公经济中的佼佼者。为了维护社会稳定，保持和谐劳动关系，贾庆林特别提出，政协委员中的非公有制经济人士积极承担社会责任，努力做到企业不裁员、不减薪、不欠薪。

China's top political advisor¹ Jia Qinglin on Tuesday urged his colleagues from the private sector² not to lay off workers to help maintain social stability amid the global economic turmoil³.

Jia, Chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said this in a report delivered at the second session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee, which convened⁴ Tuesday at the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing.

"National Committee members from the non-public sector of the economy should be encouraged to shoulder their share of social responsibilities," according to the Report on the Work of the Standing⁵ Committee of the CPPCC National Committee.

"Advisors⁶ should try their best to refrain from laying off any employees, cutting salaries or withholding⁷ wages, so as to create a harmonious⁸ labor⁹ relationship," said Jia.

China's ideal of building a "harmonious society" is facing a stern challenge this year, thanks to massive unemployment as a result of the financial crisis, arising awareness¹⁰ of civil rights and the help of the Internet for common people to voice their grievances¹¹.

According to media reports, the ongoing¹² CPPCC session and upcoming session of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, will have deputies and advisors from more than 150 listed companies.

These companies account for about 10 percent of the firms listed on the yuan-denominated market. They include executives of large financial companies such as China Life Insurance (Group) Company and Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China.

Jia also urged political advisors from the ethnic¹³ minorities and religious circles to play a unique in the strive for ethnic unity¹⁴ and religious harmony.

The top political advisor also expressed support for the government's handling of unrest in Tibet and other parts of the country.

"We unequivocally support the Party and government's handling of the violent crimes rioting, looting and burning committed in Lhasa, and other places in accordance with the law," he said.

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