简介:OurstorygoesbacktolateApril2006,justbeforeMayDay.InBeijing,alocalnewspaperreportedthatataconstructionsite,migrantworkersfrompoorruralvillagesacrossChinawereoftengivenleftoverstoeatastheiremployertriedbyeverypossiblemeanstoreducethecost.Thenewsreportinstantlyarousedpublicindignation,andCuiRuilan,alocalunionleader,feltuneasyaboutwhathad
简介:Chinahas130millionmigrantworkersincities,accordingtoofficialstatistics.Theterm"farmer"carriesquitedifferentconnotationsinChinathanintheWest,wherefarmingisaprofessiontakenupbywell-educatedpeopleandinvolveslarge-scalemechanicalproduction.IntheWest,farmersenjoythesamesocialstatusasurbandwellers.
简介:IndividualDoseMonitoringofRadiationWorkersinIMP¥WangGuiling;LiuYuyanandZhengHuazhiThepaperpresentsmonitoringresultsofindividu...
简介:Theuniquetwo-stage'Chinesepath'ofChina’sru-ral-urbanmigration,whichcannotbefullyexplainedbyclassicaltheoriesofeconomicdevelopment,makesustogivepeasantworkers’transformationtourbanresidentsatoppriority.Onthebasisoffullyexplainingpeasantworkers’transformationtourbanresidents,amethodformeasuringitsprocesshasbeenadvancedandthenconfirmedwiththedataofMarchin2005fromsurveystopeasantworkersinWuhan.Finally,thesuggestionsofacceler-atingpeasantworkers’transformationtourbanresidentstopro-motetheconstructionofaharmonioussocietyhavebeendrawnfromtheanalysis.
简介:TheTotalPopulationSizeofMigrantWorkers1.Numberofmigrantworkerscontinuetoincreasewithatotalamountof252.78millionEstimatedfromtheresultofsamplesurvey,thenumberofmigrantworkersofChinain2011totaled252.78million,anincreaseof10.55millioncomparedwithlastyear,4.4%up.Ofwhom,158.63millionworked
简介:Therightsandinterestsofwomenworkersintheinfor-malsectorbecamethefocusofdiscussionatanApril6forumofexpertsandscholars.Theinformalsectorisanewemploy-mentpattern,mainlyrecruitinglaid-offworkersandotherjoblesspeople.Thissec-torincludescommunityservice,sanitationimprovement,providingtemporaryor
简介:TechniciansandFamilyPlanningWorkersAreMostFavouredbyFarmersTechniciansandfamilyplanningprovidersarenowinbigdemandforextraser...
简介:LuYunrejoicesthatshedidnothesitatetotakethejobasacommunitypatrolayearago."HadIrefusedtotakeupthejob,therewouldhavebeennoopportunityatalltofindajobnow,"shesaid.In2001,theDaliancitygovernmentboughtanumberofjobsofpublicwelfareinnature,includingpatrolsincommunities.However,manypeoplewerereluctanttotakethematthetime,leavingseveralhundredvacancies.LuYun,48,waslaidoffbytheDalianDepartmentStorefouryearsago.Sheappliedandwasgiventhejob.Althoughthemonthlysalaryisonly400yuan,shetooktolikeit."Icanenjoyold-ageinsuranceandmedicalinsurance,"
简介:EDITOR'SNOTE:Followingaresomeofthestoriesabouthowmigrantworkers'rightsandinterestsareprotectedinZhejiang,oneofthebestdevelopedprovinceontheChinesemainland.Throughinterviewswithmorethan100migrantworkersintheprovince,wefoundthatmigrantworkersthereenjoyequaltreatmentastheircounterpartsregisteredasurbanresidents,andthattheirrightsandinterestsareeffectivelyprotected.
简介:Objective:Todescribethedifferentcharacteristicsbetweenfull-timesexworkers(FTSW)andpart-timesexworkers(PTSW)inGuangzhou,China,andtode-terminetheriskfactorswhichleadtothesignificantlyhigherprevalenceofgonorrheaandtrichomoniasisamongFTSW.Methods:FromMarch1998toOctober1999femalesexworkerswererecruitedthroughvariousoutreachmethods,andwereinterviewedandtestedforthepres-enceofsexuallytransmitteddiseases(STDs).IntermsofadditionalregularsalaryfemalesexworkersweredividedintoFTSWwhodidn'thaveadditionalregularsalaryandPTSWwhohadadditionalregularsalary.Univariateandmultivariatelogisticregressionanaly-seswereusedtoidentifyriskfactorsforgonorrhea/trichomoniasisandtodeterminetheconfoundersintherelationshipbetweennoregularsalaryandgonor-rhea/trichomoniasis.Results:Atotalof442FTSWand524PTSWen-teredthisstudy.Prevalenceofgonorrheaandtri-chomoniasiswassignificantlyhigherinFTSWcomparedtoPTSW.FTSWweremorelikelytohavealowereducationlevel,haveahistoryofinject-ingdrugsusesince1990,torecruitclientsinamas-sage/sauna,havebusinessmenastheirclientsandnothaveasteadypartnercomparedtoPTSW.Inbivariateanalysesmodels,ageleavingeducation,maintypesofclientsandrecruitmentlocationsappearedtobethestrongestlinksbetweennoregularsalariedpositionandgonorrhea.Ahistoryofinjectingdrugsandhay-ingnosteadypartner(past12months)appearedtobethestrongestlinksintherelationshipbetweennoregu-larsalariedpositionandtrichomoniasis.Conclusion:Differenteducationlevels,clients,andrecruitmentlocationsbetweenFTSWandPTSWmayaccountforthedifferentgonorrheaprevalenceamongsexworkers.Thehigherprevalenceoftrichomonia-sisamongFTSWmayberelatedtothelargerpropor-tionofwomenhavingnosteadypartnerorahistoryofinjectingdrugs.TheresultssuggeststrategiestopreventHIV/STDsamongfemalesexworkersshoul
简介:TheinvestigationgroupoftheChinaSocietyforHumanRightsStudies(CSHRS)wentonastudytourofShanghaiMunicipalityandWuxi,ZhenjiangandChangzhouofJiangsuProvinceJune23-30,2004andfoundthatthefourcitieshadmadegratifyingachievementsinprotectingtherightsandinterestsofmigrantfarmerworkersandalargenumberofsuchworkersarebecomingnewcityresidentsofanumberofcities