New generation of migrant workers face old problems, Shanxi survey finds

Migrant workers struggle to cope with life in cities

TAIYUAN - The new generation of migrant workers still suffers from a range of problems, including discrimination, infringement of their rights and limited access to essential social services, a six-month survey in North China's coal-rich Shanxi province has found.

Focused on helping the new generation of migrant workers to integrate into city life, the Shanxi committee of the Communist Youth League of China carried out the survey from July 2010 across 11 cities in the province and polled about 5,000 young migrant workers.