Remember the efforts of migrant workers

China Daily;  October 10, 2005 ;     699 words ......pay tribute to the 90 million or so migrant workers for their contributions to the nation...the value- added chain has relegated migrant workers to the shadows. More and more economists...young executives reportedly consider migrant workers an economic embarrassment and the...

1st Ld-Writethru-China Focus: Migrant workers prepare to have theirown say...

Xinhua News Agency;  March 15, 2007 ;     440 words ...1st Ld-Writethru-China Focus: Migrant workers prepare to have their own say in China...15 (Xinhua) -- China's huge army of migrant workers may soon have seats in the nation...quotas for large populations of rural migrant workers. "It is a remarkable event in the...

Migrant workers prepare to have their own say in China's legislature

Xinhua News Agency;  March 15, 2007 ;     389 words ...Migrant workers prepare to have their own say in...Xinhua) -- China's huge army of migrant workers are may soon be guaranteed seats...quotas for large populations of rural migrant workers. "It is a remarkable event in the...

Migrant workers in Shanghai to have benefits of registered residents

Xinhua News Agency;  November 17, 2006 ;     282 words ...Migrant workers in Shanghai to have benefits of...residents SHANGHAI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Migrant workers in Shanghai will enjoy the same...municipal government has announced. Migrant workers would benefit from the local minimum...

Stop paying lip service to woes of migrant workers

China Daily;  January 21, 2006 ;     643 words ...Migrant workers in cities like Shanghai have been...cold nights. But those who expect migrant workers to be tearfully grateful for this...China's other major cities, where migrant workers suffer from similar situation. The...

Most Thais don't welcome more migrant workers: poll

Xinhua News Agency;  December 18, 2006 ;     447 words ...Most Thais don't welcome more migrant workers: poll BANGKOK, Dec. 18 (Xinhua...need for the Kingdom to accept more migrant workers to work in the agricultural and industrial...towards the increasing number of foreign migrant workers in the country. The survey found that...

More political rights for migrant workers

China Daily;  February 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Yiwu is now home to over 570,000 migrant workers, a figure almost equalling the number...has decided to allocate 12 seats to migrant workers. A 27-year-old woman was among the...optimistic about a change in the fate of migrant workers in the foreseeable future. Regrettably...

Once-disprivileged migrant workers gaining improved status in China

Xinhua News Agency;  February 2, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Once-disprivileged migrant workers gaining improved status in China...Discrimination against farmer-turned migrant workers still exists in China, but they...development. Hundreds of thousands of migrant workers stayed in cities during the...

ASEAN MINISTERS SIGN PACT TO PROTECT MIGRANT WORKERS

The Manila Times;  January 13, 2007 ;     512 words ......approved a declaration that would protect migrant workers in the region. "There is no more conflict...told reporters Friday. The issue of migrant workers will be one of the key topics when...of the bloc's biggest recipients of migrant workers-to the inclusion of workers' families...

China opens website to safeguard interests of migrant workers

Xinhua News Agency;  January 17, 2006 ;     339 words ......website to safeguard interests of migrant workers BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- A professional...legitimate rights and interests of rural migrant workers working in the cities throughout the...Workstation of Legal Aid for Rural Migrant Workers, publishes laws and regulations on...

Protecting migrant workers' rights

China Daily;  January 17, 2003 ;     366 words ......draws nearer, the issue of protecting migrant workers' rights is again in the spotlight...their employers. The fact that some migrant workers cannot get their full pay on time...enhanced management and service work for migrant workers, which was issued by the State Council...

POLITICS-SRI LANKA: MIGRANT WORKERS TO GET RIGHT TO VOTE

Inter Press Service English News Wire;  October 29, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Close to a million Sri Lankan migrant workers may finally get the chance to vote...to the government on the right of migrant workers to vote," said Faiz Musthapa, HRC...election law and also suggest ways on how migrant workers could vote. "We are in the process...

Payment of migrant workers hopefully to be guaranteed by law next year

Xinhua News Agency;  December 26, 2005 ;     219 words ...Payment of migrant workers hopefully to be guaranteed by...year to guarantee payment of migrant workers in construction sector, said...will help to protect rights of migrant workers, including their payment, said...

Gardiner: Migrant workers bring real benefits and challenges to rural...

M2 Presswire;  May 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ......ESSWIRE-9 May 2006-UK Government: Gardiner: Migrant workers bring real benefits and challenges...Congress (TUC) co-hosted national migrant workers conference in London this morning...agencies and the private sector, that migrant workers make a major contribution to our local...

Putonghua training set to benefit migrant workers

China Daily;  September 6, 2005 ;     277 words ...From October migrant workers will be offered free training...language and different dialects of migrant workers," said Zhang Shiping, deputy...that export large numbers of migrant workers, such as Henan, Anhui and Sichuan...