VOA标准英语2012--Thai Migrant Worker Process Flawed, Awareness Low

Thai Migrant Worker Process Flawed, Awareness Low Hnin Hnin Win has worked in Thailand since she was 15 and has been cheated three times by past employers. They charged her altogether $1,000 for work permits she never received and then terminated her

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Year after year, disappointment is the only result they get in the end. Asking for their legal pay has never been easy for Chinese migrant workers. According to statistics from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the number of migran

英闻天下——556 What to Expect from China's New Urbanization

Urbanization is a hot issue at the ongoing annual session of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature. NPC deputies are discussing how to achieve higher quality urbanization in China. CRI's Zhang Ru has more: At the West Railway Statio

经济学人音频版 Unit26:Asia-China's migrant workers

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VOA标准英语2010年-Laid Off Brazilian Migrant Workers Wan

Land of ancestors Some have never been to the land of their ancestors, who migrated to Brazil in the 20th century. But others, like Claudio Koboyashi, have. Until last year, the 53-year old worked in a Japanese factory. He lost his job during the glo

VOA标准英语2012--Libyan Crisis Highlighted Migrant Workers Plight

Libyan Crisis Highlighted Migrant Workers Plight The 2011 Libyan crisis raised awareness of the plight migrant workers face when caught in the middle of conflict. The International Organization for Migration says comprehensive, long-term plans are ne

Domestic Workers from Myanmar Overworked in Thailand

Domestic Workers from Myanmar Overworked in Thailand CHIANG MAI, THAILAND In Thailand, thousands of unregistered domestic workers from Myanmar face daily abuse at the hands of their employees. But now, as Myanmar opens to reform, changes are coming s

英闻天下——395 What to Expect from China's New Urbanization

Urbanization is a hot issue at the ongoing annual session of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature. NPC deputies are discussing how to achieve higher quality urbanization in China. CRI's Zhang Ru has more: At the West Railway Statio

Public-rental Houses Available for Migrant Workers to Rent

During the recent State Council meeting, Chinese policymakers vowed to boost efforts to build more subsidized apartments for low-income residents. The policy emphasizes that migrant workers in cities across the country are encouraged to apply for low

2007年VOA标准英语-As Europe Unites, Migrant Workers Spread

By Sonja Pace London 15 August 2007 A British parliamentary committee has said that tightening restrictions for highly skilled immigrant workers is illegal and unfair and could mean thousands might be deported. Some 50,000 immigrants could be affecte

Migrant workers invited to prominent holiday gala

BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Four migrant workers were invited to a high profile gala on Saturday evening, which was once mainly reserved for distinguished intellectuals. Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunsh

人社部表示 全国农民工总量达2.82亿人

The number of rural migrant workers in China hit 282 million at the end of 2016, an increase of 4.24 million from a year before, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS). 人力资源和社会保障部日前称，截至

英语新闻视频：170余幅农民工画像走进绘画艺术展

China has a huge number of migrant workers from rural areas working in cities. They play an important role in the cities' development, but their efforts are often neglected. Now an exhibition has opened at the National Museum of China putting the gro

CCTV9英语新闻12月：农民工新政策福利购票

By CCTV reporter Liu Yang The end of the year is a time when most migrant workers in cities across China start to worry over the same question: will we be able to get a train ticket to go back home? Their plans to spend Spring Festival with their lov

英闻天下——258 Xi Jinping Extends Festival Greetings to Workers

Xi Jinping visited construction workers, street cleaners, police and taxi drivers in Beijing ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on Sunday this year. It's the holiday season. I'd like to learn what people are still at work. I know that you can'

CCTV9英语新闻：China's urban population now at 56%

Now for more on the changing demographics of urban and rural China, we are joined in the studio by my colleague Wu Haojun. We know in the past decades, China has experienced an urbanization drive that has seen the migration of millions and millions o

英闻天下——183 Migrant Workers Struggle to Collect Unpaid Wages

Year after year, disappointment is the only result they get in the end. Asking for their legal pay has never been easy for Chinese migrant workers. According to statistics from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the number of migran

2016年CRI Expanding Training Opportunities for Migrant Workers Highlighted at NPC Session

Xie Liying, an NPC deputy and a worker who has been employed in a ceramics factory for over 24 years, says training opportunities are vital for migrant workers. Most migrant workers come from rural and poor areas; they have inferior education levels.

CCTV9英语新闻：Migrant workers return home to start business

The Pearl River Delta has long been an economic hub in southern China. Millions of migrant workers move there in search of fortune. But costs of living are high, and while some are undeterred, others have been spurred on to return home and start thei

CCTV9英语新闻：China to place emphasis on people when planning

The earlier phase of urbanization in China was often seen as an excessive conversion of rural land into urban areas. In the work report delivered at the fourth session of the 12th National Peoples Congress Saturday, Premier Li Keqiang reiterated that