Chen Xiwen, Deputy Director of the Central Leading Group for Financial and Economic Affairs and Director of the Central Leading Group Office for Rural Work, said on February 2 that about 20 million unemployed migrant workers had returned to their hometowns because of the impact of the financial crisis. This year, there will be a relatively large employment pressure on 25 million farmers. The state would take five measures to address this prominent issue in the current development of agriculture and rural areas. Chen Xiwen pointed out at the press conference held by the State Information Office on February 2 that about 20 million migrant workers had lost their jobs or not yet found jobs due to the financial crisis and have returned home, accounting for 15.3% of the total number of rural migrant workers employed outside their home areas. With the addition of new farmers joining the ranks of those working away from home every year, this year will see a great employment pressure on 25 million farmers. Chen Xiwen said that the state paid high attention to the employment problems of migrant workers. On December 20, 2008, the General Office of the State Council issued a notice requiring urban areas and coastal developed regions to encourage enterprises to dismiss as few migrant workers as possible; governments at all levels should provide more vocational skills training opportunities for temporarily unemployed migrant workers; all government-invested public facility construction should try to absorb more migrant workers for employment; for returned migrant workers, the government would adopt the method of work-for-relief to encourage them to participate in the construction of rural infrastructure; help migrant workers start their own businesses after returning home; effectively guarantee the land security rights of rural migrant workers, if they come back and indeed have no other work to do, the contracted land at home is still there, which can still ensure food and clothing.