Rural migrants struggle to get city dweller rights
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Amid China’s rapid urbanization, it has been difficult for rural people who have moved into cities to get the same rights as life-long urbanites, according to a new publication by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
About 40 percent of villagers-turned-urbanites have been truly urbanized in terms of their rights in fields such politics, public services, earning power and access to cultural facilities, according to the “Blue Paper on Cities: The Development of Chinese Cities (No.6),” published yesterday.
But most new urbanites have had their electoral and social management rights largely neglected, the report says.
These people’s living standards are far below that of the average life-long urban residents, it says.
In 2011, the average monthly income of former villagers stood at 2,049 yuan (US$330) — 59 percent of the average monthly income of life-long city residents.
The blue paper projects that 390 million villagers are expected to live in cities by 2030.
This urbanization of rural citizens costs the government 130,000 yuan on average per person, the report found.
The public budget for these new city residents will mainly be used to provide public services, build infrastructure and offer social insurance, it said.
Housing is a large expense for new city dwellers. A rural household will have to spend 305,000 yuan, on average, to buy an urban apartment.
Currently, most of these families live in poorly maintained houses leased by local residents or in dormitories provided by their employers.
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