Situation of migrant workers in China

so, now i want to give you all a short introduction of the situation of the migrant workers in china, because maybe not everybody knows about it.

In Shanghai there are at least 5 Million Migrant Workers at the moment, but thats just the official number, you can imagine what this means. China has at least 200 Million.

They earn about 300-1000 Yuan per month cooking, building houses, selling things on the streets...

They sent most of the money they earn in the big citys back to the little towns, a lot of people live from their income. Every year about 40 Billion Euro (how much is that in Yuan?) are sent back by migrant workers.

The migrant workers don't have the hukou (the residence permit) from the city they work in, and also other family members that come to the cities with them don't have it.

Thats a big problem for the kids, because they are not allowed to visit a public school. Even if they could afford the tuition fee, they wouldnt be allowed.

Thats the point where i come to the school we visit. This is a typical type of privat school for migrant workers kids. The tuition fee is very low (400 yuan per 6 months), but still there are a lot of families that cant afford that.

But the education should be regarded as very important, because thats the only way out for these kids. Though they will never be allowed to visit a university, still education might give them new and better opportunities for their lives.

They have schools, and they have teachers - what they need is motivation!!!