Migrant Workers in China Essay -- Chinese Migrant Workers

subgenus subgenus Chen Hong Xia is one of the 250 million migrators in mainland Chinas growing economy. These migrant workers are the people who support Chinas whole economy, without them China will not be where it is now. Although they are all-important(a) in Chinas growth, migrant workers are treated with disrespect. Chen Hong Xia is one of the luckier migrant workers. She was able to work her way out of poorness into a better future. There are numerous similarities between Chen Hong Xia and most migrants in China, but there are also many differences. These include their expectations, working environment, living environment and children.Like many of the migrant workers in China, Chen Hong Xia wanted a better future in the city and find a job with good working conditions and spunky school wages. Chen Hong Xia comes from a small town in Shandong province, she grew up on a farm producing rice and corn. Although there were many job opportunities in Shan Dong province, all the job s were agricultural jobs that offered low pay and required slews of physical activity. In the movie Last Train Home say by Lixin Fan, Qin left Sichuan Province and went to Dong Guan city because she wanted much money and be able to pursue her dreams. Many of Chinas younger generation of migrant workers are abandoning agricultural production and pitiable permanently to the city. (Zhou Jing, Chinas New Generation Of Migrant Workers) They are refusing to work under hard conditions. Unlike the previous generation they neer experienced the bitterness of life. In the past migrant workers were glad to just have food, todays migrants start being picky, expecting high salary, less physical jobs, basic benefits and better working conditions. (Michelle Loyalka, Chinese Labor, cut-rate No More) Zhou Ji... .... 2014.Chang, Leslie T. US Misses Full Truth On China Factory Workers. CNN.com. Cable News Network, 1 Oct. 2012. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.Connor, Neil. Beijings Rat Tribe Scurry From game y Costs Underground. Yahoo.com. Yahoo.com, 21 Jan. 2014. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.Fan, Lixin, dir. Last Train Home. EyeSteelFilm, 2009. Film. Gapper, John. Chinas Migrant Workers seem More. Ft.com. Financial Times, 7 Sept. 2011. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.Grindley, Sally. Spilled Water. New York Bloomsbury, 2004. Print.Hays, Jeffery. Migrant Workers in China. Factsanddetails.com. Factsanddetails.com, Mar. 2012. Web. 15 Mar. 2014Jing, Zhou. Chinas New Generation of Migrant Workers. China.org.cn. China.org.cn, 26 Oct. 2009. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.Loyalka, Michelle D. Chinese Labor, low-budget No More. Nytimes.com. The New York Times, 17 Feb. 2012. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.