Yantian Village: attracting and retaining migrant workers

By Lu Na
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Rong Chenlu, a receptionist at Dongguan Shinano Motor Co. [Photo by Lu Na/China.org.cn] 



"I've been working here for seven years and I've adapted to everything here," said Rong Chenlu, who was born in 1991 and now is a receptionist of Dongguan Shinano Motor Co., Ltd. "I've married for two years. My husband works in the same company and we've purchased a house here." Rong talked about her happy life in Yantian Village.

Yantian Village is one of the most developed villages in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. Located between Dongguan City and Shenzhen City, the village has a great location and amazing climate.

She is one of the 130,000 migrant workers in Yantian, one of the richest villages in Fenggang Town, Dongguan City of Guangdong Province. Yantian has a good name for migrant workers – "Xinguan People" – which means New Dongguan People.

"Although we purchased a house, we have to pay a 4,000 yuan (US$645.2) on mortgage per month, which is a huge burden for us," she said. "I earn more than 3,000 yuan (US$483.9) a month. Even if my husband earned much more than me, it would still not be easy, and that's why we still don't have children."

Her life is a microcosm for the experiences of the Xinguan People.

I've interviewed many workers in the village. They mentioned strong attractions of the village such as the fact that it has more employment opportunities than their hometown and fair in competition, great insurance, high-quality education and healthcare.

In fact, Yantian Village indeed offers them more chances and more insurance. Many big companies offer social insurance and housing fund and great welfare such as offering a health check once a year, apart from paying a relatively high salary.

Yantian Village has three big hospitals including a private hospital: Guangji Hospital. Guangji Hospital, which was built to meet the standard of a 3A grade hospital (the top standard for Chinese hospitals), features superb medical apparatus and instruments and practised doctors from famous hospitals around China. Great health insurance guarantees workers enjoy cheap medicines and superb medical condition.

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