The number of migrant workers who have medical insurance will
rise 18.3 percent to 28 million in China this year, said the
Ministry of Labor and Social Security on Thursday.
Thirty-six million migrant workers will be covered by work
injury insurance this year, compared with 25 million at the end of
November last year.
The ministry said it will push forward the nationwide safety
program launched in May last year to bring all migrant workers in
high risk sectors - including coal mining and construction under
the work injury insurance system.
China will provide training to eight million migrant workers in
2007 to make them more competitive in the job market.
The training will prepare four million migrant workers for
re-employment; help 400,000 start their own businesses and turn
320,000 into technicians.
China has 200 million migrant workers currently, of whom 120
million work in cities.
(Xinhua News Agency February 2, 2007)