Premier Li Keqiang visits a packaging and color printing company in Lanzhou, Northwest China's Gansu province, Aug 18, 2013. [Photo/China News Service]

Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday called for more support for small and micro businesses as he visited Northwest China's Gansu province.

Li made the statement during a visit to a packaging and color printing company in Lanzhou, which has hired 133 laid-off workers.

"Thousands of small- and medium-sized enterprises are the major employers of China. Therefore, supporting them equates to creating jobs for society," Li said.