Migrant workers

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Migrant workers to be made equal to city populace
A senior adviser to China’s central bank People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has called for migrant workers in Chinese cities to be given full access to local government services. Cai Fang, a member of the PBoC’s monetary policy committee, said in a speech published online that giving migrant workers access to the hukou system in […] continue reading →
The end of migrant workers
Millions of migrant workers have flocked to China's major cities in recent decades, contributing to their boom. Now a reverse migration of labor is taking place: workers are returning to the countryside. High living costs in the cities and new jobs in the digital economy allow them to no longer be bound to one place are reasons for this change. Apple is also feeling the effects of this shift. continue reading →