据有关部门测算,1994年全国生活困难职工的比例已由上一年的5％上升到8％左右。城镇生活困难职工群体的基本生活缺乏保障,正在引起有关部门的重视。 贫困职工面扩大的主要原因是相当一部分国有和集体企业出现了停产、半停产和严重亏损。这些双停亏损企业的职工被停发或减发工资和退休费,断绝或削减了基本生活来源。 According to the estimates of the departments concerned, the proportion of workers living in distress in China rose from 5% in previous year to 8% in 1994. The lack of security for the basic livelihood of urban workers and staff groups is arousing the attention of relevant departments. The main reason for the expansion of poverty-stricken workers is that a considerable part of state-owned and collective enterprises have stopped production, half-stopped production and serious losses. The workers in these double-stop loss-making enterprises have been suspended or reduced their salaries and retirement fees, cutting or cutting off their basic sources of living.