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China reportedly has 211 million migrant workers last year, and this number will likely rise to 350 million by the year 2050, if the government’s economic policies have not changed.

A study conducted by the commission of family planning and population of China was reported by the official Xinhua news agency. Report said the number of migrants who moved from the inland area of China to the industrial areas in the eastern part of this year is smaller than expected, due to slowing demand for industrial goods caused by the global economic crisis. But, the report said again, overall, the trend of migrating population seeking employment into the region’s industry will not change. The report was issued following a series of strikes at factories in China, for the first time since the government opened the economy of China in the last 10 years. The beginning of this month, a factory that makes sophisticated electronic goods in southern China from 132 employees a raise dollars per month to 175 dollars, after labor activists said workers were forced to work beyond working hours and receive low wages. Honda car factory in China last month closed briefly because of disputes about wages, which finally forced the Honda to give some concessions to its employees.