An excellent multimedia look at how they are surviving, and the difficult future tens of millions face as they trudge back to their villages unable to find work. As I read the articles and listened to the testimonies, I was reminded how the slightest... ...full story at Peking Duck
from Peking Duck on Tue, Sep 15 2009
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