China boosts services for migrant workers to spur consumption
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China boosts services for migrant workers to spur consumption
China will improve access to healthcare, education and other public services for the nation’s 357 million-plus migrant workers, potentially boosting urban living standards and stimulating consumer spending. Local governments will end their restrictions on employee social security and expand access to public schools for the children of migrants, according to an announcement on Friday by the State Council, China’s cabinet. They will also remove bu…
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Correio da ManhãAmong the measures are the strengthening of the access of migrant children to public places in compulsory education and the inclusion of more families without local registration in social housing programmes.
The State Council of China recently released a new policy to expand public services based on place of residence, proposing to broaden the scope of welfare for those without local residency in areas such as education, healthcare, housing, and social security. This policy comes at a time when many parts of China are facing pressure from a persistently sluggish real estate market, weakening population inflows, and tight local finances. Interviewed …
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