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China to orderly urbanize migrant workers: Premier Li

Xinhua, February 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

China will integrate migrant workers into cities in the next five years in an orderly way, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday.

The government will improve the urban residence permit system to help the integration, ensure stable employment and safeguard the rights and interests of migrant workers, Li said in a letter to a ceremony held to honor migrant workers.

Li said migrant workers are a major force for China's modernization and have made great contributions to economic and social development. Endi