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With huge investment in province, especially its capital Chengdu, many migrants are coming home

Unified system urgently needed to protect migrants, report He Na in Beijing and Han Junhong in Jilin.

A Fudan University study has found that Shanghai's migrant population rose to 9.6 million in 2012, with more unemployed migrants choosing to stay in the city.

Workers to benefit from detailed central government guidelines. Detailed rules for migrant workers who want to apply for government-subsidized houses in cities will be released in eight months, the country's top housing authority said.

China Labour Bulletin says the Chinese government must assume responsibility for the mainly-migrant workers in the mining and quarry industries.

A social organization, which aims to provide services for migrant workers from Hunan province, has been launched in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.

BEIJING - The government has strived to better protect migrant workers' rights and interests by upping minimum wage standards and helping them claim back salaries, said a human resources spokesman on Thursday.