https://www.scmp.com/rss/321919/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com A new generation of children is growing up in China’s countryside with one or no parents around most of the year. The 2010 census counted 61 million children in that category. Nearly half had no parents at home. A 2014 survey estimated that 10 million rural children had not seen their parents for more than a year. Most local governments have complied only half-heartedly with a central directive to provide education for children of migrant workers, claiming a lack of funding China’s decision to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1891253/reforming-its-hukou-system-china-also-creating-labour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1891253/reforming-its-hukou-system-china-also-creating-labour?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 15 Dec 2015 04:40:41 +0000