The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.
Showing posts with label migrant workers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label migrant workers. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Migrant Workers

China Seeks to Give Migrants Perks of City Life
The Wall Street Journal, March 05, 2013
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324178904578341801930539778.html

Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Migrant Workers

Farmer-turned Workers Settle in Urban Home
Xinhua News Agency, February 08, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-02/08/content_14562396.htm

Monday, January 30, 2012

Rural Issues

Annual Rural-policy Ritual Goes Nowhere
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1a43048c39f15310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

逾億農民返城搶工 (100+mil Migrant Workers Rush Back to City after Spring Festival Holiday)
Ming Pao, January 29, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/94/1/1/2561322/1.html

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Protests and Petitions

Chinese Revolt Leader Appointed Village Chief
Voice of America, January 16, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Chinese-Revolt-Leader-Appointed-Village-Chief-137440323.html

Thousands of Workers Protest at Sanyo's China Plant
Reuters, January 16, 2012
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120116/bs_nm/us_china_protest

抗议车票难买 深圳民工堵路 (Shenzhen: Migrant Workers Block Road to Protest Difficulty in Purchasing Tickets Home for Spring Festival)
Ming Pao, January 17, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2551779/1.html

Monday, January 09, 2012

Migrant Workers

農民工討工錢 有鄉不敢回 (Migrant Workers Demand Wages, Some Unwilling to Return Home for New Year)
Ming Pao, January 09, 2012
http://news.mingpao.com/20120109/cha1_er.htm

Migrant Worker Gets Free Flight after Complaint
Xinhua News Agency, January 06, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-01/06/content_14396686.htm

Thursday, January 05, 2012

Migrant Workers

广东河南将先行取消农民工称谓 (Guangdong and Henan to Change How They Refer to Migrant Workers)
Chutian Metropolis Daily, January 05, 2012
http://news.sina.com.hk/news/9/1/1/2540323/1.html

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Migrant Workers

国务院督察组来粤督察指导农民工工作 解决农民工问题没再提“城市户口” ("Urban Residency" Not Raised at Recent Meeting on Resolving Migrant Worker Issues)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 15, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/2/a5/2a50e9c2d6b89b95/Blog/6ca/776413.html

深圳: 打工20年 离“市民”还有多远 (Shenzhen: Work There for 20 Years, But Residency Is Still Far Off)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 13, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/4/56/456ac9b0d15a8b7f/Blog/abd/d91cf3.html

Thursday, December 08, 2011

Migrant Workers

Young Migrant Workers Not Well Adapted in City
China Daily, December 08, 2011
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2011-12/08/content_14234298.htm

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Migrant Workers

Over 20 Million Kindergarten-age Children Living without their Parents in China 
The Daily Telegraph, November 21, 2011
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8904412/Over-20-million-kindergarten-age-children-living-without-their-parents-in-China.html

Monday, November 21, 2011

Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Migrant Workers

In Beijing, Shipping Containers Double as Community Center
Los Angeles Times, November 06, 2011
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/06/world/la-fg-china-container-schools-20111107

Friday, October 21, 2011

Migrant Workers

外地人可申请北京公租房 (Beijing: Non-residents Can Also Apply for Public Housing)
China Securities Journal, October 20, 2011
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2011-10/20/c_122178036.htm

Monday, October 10, 2011

Migrant Workers

国家计生委:过半就业流动人口没社保 (State Family Planning Commission: Over Half of Employed Migrant Workers Do Not Have Social Security)
Beijing Daily, October 10, 2011
http://roll.sohu.com/20111010/n321702368.shtml

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Migrant Workers

巴中民工“官场”维权 (Can Government Reps Working to Protect Rights of Migrant Workers Be a Model?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 28, 2011
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/a/e1/ae1a83fe55053035/Blog/169/d2b7b9.html

Monday, September 26, 2011

Migrant Workers

Only Thing Missing from Plans to Help Migrants Are the Migrants Themselves
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2011
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=3a127a586f692310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Thursday, September 08, 2011

Migrant Workers

China’s Migrant Workers Expect More
Financial Times, September 07, 2011
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/78d7af1e-d93a-11e0-884e-00144feabdc0.html

Monday, September 05, 2011

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Migrant Workers

北京大兴31打工子弟幼儿园将关停 (Beijing: 31 Kindergartens for Workers' Children in Daxing District to Close)
The Beijing News, August 31, 2011
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2011-08/31/content_270223.htm

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Migrant Workers

China Takes Aim at Rural Influx
New York Times, August 30, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/world/asia/30china.html