Internal Migration

Question 1

What drives internal movement to urban environments

Answer 1

-Much higher potential earning

Question 2

China’s ‘floating population’

Answer 2

refers to internal migrants who live and work outside their registered location without official local residency status.

Question 3

China Unemployment

Answer 3

35 million workers are currently unemployed

Question 4

How many internal migrants operate in China?

Answer 4

300 million (2024)

Question 5

Gender imbalance of internal migrants

Answer 5

2/3 male
1/3 female

Question 6

Rural to urban migration cause

Answer 6

-Limited services and social support
-Economic disparities especially in agricultural work
-Urban Pull Factors

Question 7

Benefits

Answer 7

-Migrants can earn significantly more, without gaining new skills
-Send Remittances

Question 8

Negatives

Answer 8

-Vast number of migrants, clustered is ghetto housing.

Question 9

Beijing’s Migrant Population

Answer 9

1996 - 1/4 Migrant Workers

Question 10

Government Migration Policy

Answer 10

Hukou System - permit that migrants apply for to move to the city

Question 11

‘Outsiders’

Answer 11

Migrants are not given the same legal status as those born in the city.
i.e. education not free for children