Migrant Workers in China Essay -- Chinese Migrant Workers

subgenus subgenus Chen Hong Xia is one of the 250 million migratorys in chinawares 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(p) 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 need into a better future. There are many an(prenominal) 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 juicy 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 jobs we re agricultural jobs that offered low pay and required a good deal of physical activity. In the movie Last Train Home order by Lixin Fan, Qin left Sichuan Province and went to Dong Guan city because she wanted to a greater extent money and be able to pursue her dreams. Many of Chinas younger generation of migrant workers are abandoning agricultural production and go 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 appreciative to just have food, todays migrants start being picky, expecting exalted salary, less physical jobs, basic benefits and better working conditions. (Michelle Loyalka, Chinese Labor, bargain-priced 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. Beijin gs Rat Tribe Scurry From mellowed 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 forestall 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, chinchy No More. Nytimes.com. The New York Times, 17 Feb. 2012. Web. 15 Mar. 2014.