Central China's Hubei Province set up its first legal aid center
for migrant workers Monday in the provincial capital of Wuhan.
The center would offer legal training and consulting services
for migrant workers, help them get unpaid salaries from employers
and hear complaints about right infringements, said Yang Benlong,
deputy director of the center.
The center's service hotline 027-86831000 and Web site www.wgyz.or were also opened
Monday.
Similar legal centers would be established in other cities in
Hubei, building a provincial web of legal aid services for migrant
workers, said Yang.
Statistics show that there are more than 2 million transient
workers in medium and larger cities in Hubei, including about
500,000 in Wuhan.
Hubei is a major source of migrant workers, with more than 4
million people working outside the province.
The center is being sponsored by the Hubei provincial judiciary
department, construction department and the provincial leading
group for juvenile delinquency prevention and control.
(Xinhua News Agency August 24, 2004)