文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Rural migrant workers in urban China: living a marginalised life

作者：Wong, Daniel Fu Keung; Li, Chang Ying; Song, He Xue

机构：[1]Univ Hong Kong, Dept Social Work & Social Adm, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China;[2]E China Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Social Work, Shanghai 200237, Peoples R China

年份：2007

卷号：16

期号：1

起止页码：32

外文期刊名：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE

收录：;WOS:【SSCI(收录号:WOS:000242789200005)】；

语种：英文

外文关键词：rural migrant workers; China; marginalisation; migration; psychosocial impacts

摘要：The rural migrant worker population in China is attracting more and more attention because of its magnitude and potential economic and social impact on Chinese society. While literature abounds in describing the demographic trends and economic impacts of rural to urban migration, very few articles have been written about the psychosocial impacts of migration on the lives of rural migrant workers in urban China. Drawing on the concept of marginalisation, this article describes the nature and characteristics of marginalised living experienced by migrant workers. More importantly, it examines the underlying policy issues contributing to such marginalised living. It is argued that the Hukou system (household registration system), the process of decentralisation and the obscure role of trade unions have contributed to the experience of marginalisation of rural migrant workers in urban cities in China. Implications for policy changes are also discussed.