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Workers get a raw deal

CHINA'S 200 million migrant workers are still facing employment discrimination, and services for them are not in place, a political adviser said yesterday. "Migrant workers have lower pay and worse welfare than... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Tue, Sep 02 2008

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