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Migrant workers become deputies

THE National People's Congress yesterday confirmed the qualification of three rural migrant workers as newly elected deputies, making them the first batch of "spokespersons" for about 200 million migrant laborers in the top legislature. They were... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Feb 28 2008

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