Women migrant workers pay price for urban life

时间：2006-10-23 02:01:59

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According to a poll1 released2 on Friday, only 39.4% of women migrants take their children with them to the cities. While nearly 88% of the separated mothers and children meet only once or twice a year.
 
Oct. 21 - Migrant workers earn more than back at home, but the price they pay can be huge.

 

According to a poll released on Friday, only 39.4% of women migrants take their children with them to the cities. While nearly 88% of the separated mothers and children meet only once or twice a year, with the rest having to wait longer for a family reunion.

 

The survey, conducted by the All-China Women's Federation3, interviewed 995 women migrants in 10 cities around the country, including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Xiamen. The respondents were from rural4 areas in 26 provinces.

 

An earlier survey by the federation indicated that around 20 million children were left behind in rural areas by their parents. In some places, the percentage of left-behind children was almost one-quarter of all children.

 

The survey released on Friday suggests that nearly 60% of respondents worry about the health, education and morality5 of their children.

 

Besides, women migrants feel other pressures in their urban lives. Low incomes, unemployment, inadequate6 professional training and illness are their greatest worries.

 

But the urban experiences did benefit rural families.

 

Their average annual family income was 19,229 yuan (US$2,400) in 2005, compared to only 8,551 yuan ($1,070) before they left the countryside.

 

Income from urban jobs accounted for more than 40 per cent of the income growth.

 

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1 poll iOXxH     
n.民意测验，民意调查，选举投票
参考例句：
  • The result of the poll won't be known until midnight.选举结果要到午夜才能揭晓。
  • They expected a heavy poll.他们期望会有很高的投票数。
2 released 23690fd759f17135ec9879b56ff2600c     
v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行
参考例句：
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。
3 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会
参考例句：
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
4 rural OC8za     
adj.乡下的，田园的，乡村风味的
参考例句：
  • He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
  • We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市，去农村安家。
5 morality 563z6     
n.道德（性），德行，品行，道德观（规范）
参考例句：
  • Morality was the emphasis of his speech.道德是他讲话的重点。
  • He has overthrown the basic standards of morality.他已摒弃了基本的道德标准。
6 inadequate 2kzyk     
adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的
参考例句：
  • The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
  • She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

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