Left without Rights

Migrant workers are stepping up and fighting the injustice of factory owners. China does have labor laws intact in order to set standards for factory owners and supervisors – no enforcement is currently in place. The workers of industry are taking matters into their own hands by striking against the abuse. First-generation migrant workers are nearing retirement age and face a need for pension benefits and health-care (Magnier). While less than one-sixth of China’s working population receives pensions, there is a growing movement shifting in the favor of migrant workers. China’s labor force will continue to increasingly strike for labor rights and due pay. The emerging culture of protest amongst migrant workers, exemplified by recent series of strikes has drawn the attention throughout China and the rest of the globe. Migrant Workers have not been complacent in this state of affairs. While many will go unheard, migrant it is a movement that will change the industry of labor for China.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-migrant-workers-struggle-for-pensions-1419637851