The People's Daily, China's leading national newspaper and the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China (CPC), published a commentator's article on Friday, calling for "executing, safeguarding and developing the rights and interests of the working people."

Titled "Earnestly support the rights and interests of the working people," the article says a good execution of rights and interests of working people was an important request put forward by Hu Jintao, China's President, at a recent national conference to honor model workers in Beijing.

"In the process of reform, opening-up and modernization, it is necessary to well execute, safeguard and develop in earnest manner the rights and interests of the working people in aspects of economy, politics and culture," the article says.

"Efforts should be made not only to guarantee democratic rights of the working people, ensuring them to exercise the right stipulated as the master of the state, but also to keep improving their living standard and quality of life by means of economic progress so they can enjoy the fruit of reform and development," the article says.

"In the meantime, it is of equal importance to build and improve a coordination mechanism for labor relations and to build and improve the social security system," it says.

"On one hand, we should strive to do a good job of caring for the people, their production and life, on the other hand, we should make efforts to educate and guide them in bearing the overall situation in mind and putting the general interest above all, and taking the initiative in making due contribution to reform, development and stability," it says.

Reform and construction experiences fully show that reform, opening-up and modernization have attained a solid footing among the people following execution of the rights and interests of the working people in aspects of economy, politics and culture, said the article, adding that "in this way, the people will for sure to devote their hearts to the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics."