Economic Status and Social Attitudes of Migrant Workers in China

Li, Peilin; Wei, Li

doi:10.1111/j.1749-124x.2007.00072.x

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“…To date, a significant portion of the agrarian population has relocated to cities. Migrants seek to improve their economic status and that of their families, typically by working in labor‐intensive industries such as manufacturing, construction, and service (Li & Li, ). Migrant workers have contributed meaningfully to the urban economy (Cai & Wang, ; Li & Li, ).…”

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“…Migrants seek to improve their economic status and that of their families, typically by working in labor‐intensive industries such as manufacturing, construction, and service (Li & Li, ). Migrant workers have contributed meaningfully to the urban economy (Cai & Wang, ; Li & Li, ). Despite their participation in the urban workforce, however, current laws preclude them from enjoying the rights and benefits conferred on urban residents.…”

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Well‐being of migrant and left‐behind children inChina: Education, health, parenting, and personal values

Lin

Vikse

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Int J Soc Welfare

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Over the last several decades of urbanization and industrialization, China has encountered mass labor force migration from rural to urban areas. As a result, two‐child populations have dramatically increased in number: so‐called left‐behind children and migrant children. Using data from the 2006 and 2009 China Nutrition and Health Surveys, this study examined the effects of parental migration and residency status on the education, health, parenting, and personal values of children, with particular focus on left‐behind and migrant children. The findings suggest that parental migration and residency status play important roles in the educational and health outcomes, parental supervision, and personal values of children. Through analyzing the differences and possible reasons for disparate outcomes among child populations, this study aimed to improve public understanding of migrant and left‐behind children's well‐being in China, and explore implications for future studies and welfare policy making. Key Practitioner Message: ● Help to identify the impact of migration on individual, family, and the society domestically and internationally; ● Provide implications for welfare policy making, program design, and service delivery for migrant populations; ● Explore the approaches to addressing migration‐related issues in different countries with internal and transnational migrant populations.

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Well‐being of migrant and left‐behind children inChina: Education, health, parenting, and personal values

Lin

Vikse

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“…From a global perspective, racial minorities, people living with HIV/AIDS, the disabled, the obese, homosexuals, and the physically unattractive are all examples of targets of discrimination [1][2][3][4]. From a local perspective, discrimination against rural-to-urban migrants, due to the unique hukou system, is salient in China [5][6][7]. However, the role of social institutions, such as the hukou system, in discrimination is still subject to scientific debate.…”

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Discrimination against rural-to-urban migrants: The role of the Hukou system in China

Liu¹

2013

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China's rural-urban dual society system is instituted by its unique hukou system. This system causes inequalities in social status between permanent urban and rural residents, and discrimination against rural-to-urban migrants is thus prevalent. A series of studies, based on system justification theory, sought to address the impact of the hukou system on the discrimination against rural-to-urban migrants. Study 1 showed that the justification of the hukou system could predict discrimination operationalized using a social distance measure. Study 2 found that priming of the proposed abolishment of the current hukou system led to reduced social distance. Study 3, using a recruiting scenario, further demonstrated that priming of the proposed abolishment of the system led to reduced discrimination in salary decision. Consistent with our predictions, discrimination against rural-to-urban migrants could be triggered by justifying the current hukou system, while priming of the abolishment of the system serves to decrease discrimination. The present research thereby sheds light on China's reform of its hukou system to achieve social justice and equality from a psychological perspective.

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“…While they generally have higher levels of education (and post-migration income) than their peers in the countryside, migrant workers are disadvantaged in both respects compared to urban residents (Li 2010). The majority (60% in 2016) have a middle school education, compared with high school for established urban residents, and they are concentrated in low-paid, labor intensive sectors of the economy, including manufacturing, construction, transportation, catering, housekeeping and other services.…”

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Educating the children of migrants in China and the United States: a common challenge?

Holdaway

2018

China popul. dev. stud.

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The education of the children of migrants is a policy issue of great importance in both China and the United States. While first generation migrants have generally completed their education in the place of origin, and some may return, their children will generally remain in the receiving place. Both pragmatic and moral considerations therefore require that schools equip them to participate fully in society as workers and citizens. This paper considers what we know about the education of children of low-skilled international labor migrants in the United States and the children of rural-urban migrants in China. It finds that although one migration flow is international and the other internal, the similar background characteristics of migrants create common challenges in both contexts; and the structure of both education systems serves to exacerbate underlying socio-economic inequalities. Residential segregation, unequal funding and formal and informal tracking processes concentrate migrant children in poor quality schools, resulting in low average levels of attainment and high drop-out rates. There are some obvious steps that could be taken in China to expand opportunities for migrant children, especially with regard to the transition to post-compulsory education, which is still constrained by their parents' household registration status (hukou). However, the experience of the United States shows that expanding access, while necessary, is not sufficient to level the playing field. To do this, targeted investments must be made to meet the specific educational needs of migrant children.

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Economic Status and Social Attitudes of Migrant Workers in China

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Well‐being of migrant and left‐behind children inChina: Education, health, parenting, and personal values

Well‐being of migrant and left‐behind children inChina: Education, health, parenting, and personal values

Discrimination against rural-to-urban migrants: The role of the Hukou system in China

Educating the children of migrants in China and the United States: a common challenge?

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