January 17, 2012 11:45 AM
Tag: Migrant workers
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China Braces for New Year Travel Rush
The Chinese New Year sees hundreds of millions return to their hometowns, placing an enormous strain on transport networks that are frequently already stretched. Many will take home partners to meet the parents, but the others’ significance is not always what it seems; and the trip poses particular challenges to poor economic migrants, even as more and more families are separated by work. MSNBC’sJanuary 21, 2012 5:24 AM
Most Chinese Are Now Urban Dwellers
For the first time in its history, China now has a population that is predominately urban. The Wall Street Journal reports: The
Street Vendor Life in China
Sociologist Tricia Wang has written an account of her time living and working with a family of street food vendors. The family
December 22, 2011 10:38 PM
Young Migrants Ambivalent About City Life
Young migrant workers struggle to adapt to life in China’s cities according to a new survey, which reports that only
December 12, 2011 9:18 PM
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