Labor Bureau Will Focus on Expanding Worker's Compensation Programs for Migrant Laborers

October 4, 2006

Chinese labor officials said that government efforts to expand worker’s compensation insurance programs will focus on providing coverage to migrant workers, according to an April 8 Beijing News article. Worker’s compensation insurance programs in China cover about 70 million Chinese workers, out of a total labor force of nearly 800 million. Labor officials note that lack of coverage is particularly serious for workers laboring in the industries of the Pearl River Delta, which employ large numbers of migrant workers.

Chinese labor officials said that government efforts to expand worker’s compensation insurance programs will focus on providing coverage to migrant workers, according to an April 8 Beijing News article. Worker’s compensation insurance programs in China cover about 70 million Chinese workers, out of a total labor force of nearly 800 million. Labor officials note that lack of coverage is particularly serious for workers laboring in the industries of the Pearl River Delta, which employ large numbers of migrant workers.