China's first generation of migrant workers played an integral role in the country's transformation from an impoverished nation to an economic powerhouse.

China's 300 million migrant workers helped power its economic growth. Many are approaching retirement age however, with no social safety net to support them.

Although China’s government has promised a rosier outlook for the economy in 2024, some migrant workers, labor brokers and shop owners tell VOA’s Mandarin Service that jobs in the country’s ...

Migrant workers were for years the secret weapon of China’s economic rise. Now that times are tough, China’s roughly 300 million migrant workers have little to fall back on.

Amid property and urbanisation woes, China needs to ‘proactively adapt to changing circumstances’ and transform its approach to city planning, leadership says at Central Urban Work Conference.

The United Farm Workers confirmed a farmworker's death after immigration raids at Glass House Farms, where authorities found illegal immigrant minors.

The book also strikes parallels between the lives of migrant workers and those of foreigners in China. In one letter from Shenzhen, Emily sympathizes with Hessler's experiences of life away from home.

China’s first generation of migrant workers played an integral role in the country's transformation from an impoverished nation to an economic powerhouse.

As China's population ages, so are its migrant workers. About 85 million were over 50 in 2022, the latest year for which data is available, accounting for 29% of all migrant workers and up from 15 ...