Younger Migrant Workers Targeted in New Report

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly issued a document on reinforcing rural-urban integration January 31.

Chen Xiwen, director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group, said February 1 about 60 percent of China's 150 million migrant workers were born in 1980s or 1990s and want to live in an urban setting. The joint document on rapid urbanization highlights major challenges for rural residents transitioning into urban environments.