effects of a socio economic issue on china Flashcards
1
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migrant workers conditions
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- work for £40-60 a week, 11 hours a day, 7 days a week
- the Foxcon factory experienced 14 suicides in 2011 leading to the installation of suicide nets
2
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Hoku system
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- set up in 1950’s to control movement of migrant workers
- allocates every Chinese citizen a permit to work in their home district, if they move to find work elsewhere they loose out on healthcare and education rights
3
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migrant children
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- 61 million left behind children
- 75% of parents visited home once a year
- 17% of migrant children dropping out of school by age 13
