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abstract: 'China''s main comparative advantage in international competition is its
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cheap labour, mostly migrant workers from rural areas. Migrant workers
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play an important role in the economic development of China. Since 1978
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when China began to adopt the reform and opening-up policy, more and
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more migrant workers have poured into cities and towns to seek better
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employment opportunities. However, besides low wages, they have to
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endure long working hours and dangerous working environments. In
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addition, many employers do not contribute social insurance for migrant
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workers at all, leaving them vulnerable to unexpected living costs.
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According to a survey conducted in the Yangtze Delta Region by the Legal
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Aid Program for Migrant Workers at Nanjing University in August 2009,
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only 39.3 per cent of migrant workers have pension schemes, and 31.5 per
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cent of migrant workers have not joined any social insurance schemes of
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any sort. In some cities such as Wenzhou, even fewer are covered, as
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only 15.4 per cent of migrant workers have a pension scheme and 50 per
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cent of migrant workers have not joined any social insurance scheme.
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When migrant workers become old, sick, unemployed or injured in
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industrial accidents, they fall into poverty because they cannot apply
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for social insurance benefits. Among these problematic issues, old-age
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insurance should be specifically highlighted because more migrant
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workers are reaching their retirement age. There has been an increasing
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number of pension cases filed at the courts of law. However, many courts
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refuse to proceed with the hearings of these social insurance cases, or
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apply inappropriate legal doctrines in the trial process. It is also
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almost impossible for migrant workers to get legal redress for their
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pension benefits when their employers fail to comply with the law and
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contribute fees for them. It is imperative for the Chinese government to
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unify the old-age insurance system countrywide.'
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affiliation: 'Zhou, CZ (Corresponding Author), Nanjing Univ, Sch Law, Nanjing, Peoples
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R China.
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Nanjing Univ, Sch Law, Nanjing, Peoples R China.'
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author: Changzheng, Zhou
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author-email: earnestzhou@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Changzheng
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given: Zhou
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da: '2023-09-28'
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eissn: 0219-8614
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files: []
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issn: 0219-7472
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journal: CHINA-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
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language: English
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month: AUG
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '8'
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pages: 135-150
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papis_id: 4a412c48d74a01564b1617c90242c4a1
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ref: Changzheng2015legalprotection
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times-cited: '1'
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title: Legal Protection of the Right to Old-Age Insurance for Migrant Workers from
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Rural Areas in China
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000360141000008
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usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
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usage-count-since-2013: '26'
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volume: '13'
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web-of-science-categories: Area Studies
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year: '2015'
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