Migrant Workers in China

As the fast development of technology and transportation in the past few decades, the flow of workforce has become increasingly frequent in China. Millions of farmers in the rural areas in China have moved to cities for good jobs and better living conditions since 1980s (Gui, Berry and Zheng 599). However, many of they are treated unfriendly and even deprived the rights of equally development (Lin 1). These reveal the unsatisfactory conditions of the migrant workers in China and lead to increasing concern of the welfare of them. Therefore, the government should improve their working and living quality by implementing legislation and policies, reforming social security system and providing psychological care. This essay is structured into seven parts. The first part provides an introduction to the essay. The second one identifies the current situation of migrant workers in China. The third part talks about the government stipulation on the working rights of migrant workers. The fourth part looks in detail the government’s measures of improving living conditions. The fifth part provides a counter-argument on the reformation of household registration system. The sixth part emphasizes the necessity of improving psychological wellbeing of migrant workers from the government perspective. The last part provides an overall summary of the essay.

Although the number of migrant workers is increasing, many of them cannot enjoy the equal rights and welfare as citizens in China. Migrant workers refers to those who are registered as rural residents but are employed as non-agricultural workers in urban areas in China. Generally, it refers to the farmer workers who have been engaged in works outside their hometown for six months or above as non-...

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