China to Expand Public Service Access for Migrant Workers

China removes hukou hurdle for migrant workers in social insurance shake-up

Giving migrant and gig workers full social insurance access where they work is latest move to boost free flow of capital and talent.

China signals it will ease household registration restrictions

China proposed changes on Friday to its household registration system, calling for more cities to abolish restrictions that have impacted migrant workers for decades, state media reported. The permanent residence system, or “hukou”, was first introduced in the 1950s to regulate population mobility, and classifies Chinese people as either “urban” or “rural”. Wang Yufu at a migrant workers’ living quarters in Beijing’s middle-class neighbourhood o…

China moves to provide basic public services based on residence

China to expand public service access for migrant workers

China signals it will relax household registration restrictions

China's cabinet, the State Council, released guidelines calling for the "complete elimination" of household registration restrictions on migrants' participation in employee social insurance.