Floating population rises
Source: Xinhua |
June 28, 2010, Monday
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CHINA'S floating population of migrant workers reached a record 211 million last year and will hit 350 million by 2050 if government policies remain unchanged, warned a report released over the weekend.
However the report, entitled "The 2010 Report on the Development of China's Floating Population," said the figure would increase at a slower rate as the number of new workers joining the migrant population is falling each year.
About 6 million people join the migrant work force each year now but this will drop to 3 million per year by 2050.
Although the number of long-distance migrants decreased in 2009 as a result of weaker demand for labor caused by the financial crisis, the long-term overall tendency of people moving to eastern coastal areas and key traffic hubs would not change, the report said.
According to the report, more families moved to other places and chose to settle their homes there, causing more pressure on the government to reform its management and service policies for the migrant population in order to ensure their livelihood.
The report was based on a survey by the National Population and Family Planning Commission.
However the report, entitled "The 2010 Report on the Development of China's Floating Population," said the figure would increase at a slower rate as the number of new workers joining the migrant population is falling each year.
About 6 million people join the migrant work force each year now but this will drop to 3 million per year by 2050.
Although the number of long-distance migrants decreased in 2009 as a result of weaker demand for labor caused by the financial crisis, the long-term overall tendency of people moving to eastern coastal areas and key traffic hubs would not change, the report said.
According to the report, more families moved to other places and chose to settle their homes there, causing more pressure on the government to reform its management and service policies for the migrant population in order to ensure their livelihood.
The report was based on a survey by the National Population and Family Planning Commission.
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