Will Chinas migrant workers get permanent urban residence in 2010?
According to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China’s migrant workers account for around 50 percent of the labor force in industrial and related sectors. They comprise almost 70 percent of the manufacturing labor force and 80 percent of China’s construction labor force. Yet they don’t enjoy equal rights as city dwellers because of household registration requirements. In other words, they work in and contribute to the cities where they live, but they essentially do not belong to the city. China’s household registration system has categorized citizens as urbanites or non-urbanites, which not only draws an artificial line between urban and rural residents, but also prevents the latter from migrating freely to cities. Critics say the restrictions will severely limit China’s urbanization and domestic consumption if they are not changed. Fortunately, the rules are changing. The proposal of China’s Central Economic Conference in early December to give rural residents permanent urban re
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