File photo: CGTN

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- China will launch a campaign to promote the employment of disabled people living in poverty for 2020 on Sunday, sources with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said.

The campaign aims to help registered poverty-stricken and low-income disabled people living in difficulty in rural areas who are of legal working age and are capable and willing to find jobs or start businesses.

The campaign will support poverty-stricken disabled people obtain employment locally or in nearby areas, gain flexible employment while staying at home and find jobs or start businesses with the help of new business forms.

China marks the 30th National Day for Helping the Disabled on May 17, the third Sunday of May.