Wages and employment status of China's migrant workers

Authors

Fei Guo, Macquarie University
Zhiming Cheng, University of WollongongFollow
G Hugo, University of Adelaide
Wenshu Gao, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

RIS ID

100594

Publication Details

Guo, F., Cheng, Z., Hugo, G. & Gao, W. (2014). Wages and employment status of China's migrant workers. In M. Y. Wang, P. Kee & J. Gao (Eds.), Transforming Chinese Cities (pp. 95-112). United States: Taylor and Francis.

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Abstract

In the growing global interest in migration and its potential role in fostering human development the focus has been predominantly on international migration. Yet as the 2009 Human Development Report indicates, 'movement within national borders is actually larger in magnitude and has enormous potential to enhance human development'.