Safeguarding the interests of migrant workers is an inevitable requirement of new urbanization
The National Development and Reform Commission recently released the second batch of national comprehensive pilot areas for new urbanization, with a total of 59 cities (towns) listed as pilot areas, and multiple towns will focus on piloting the citizenization of migrant workers. Netizens believe that new urbanization has a comprehensive driving effect on the economy and society and will become China's greatest development potential in the coming decades. Some netizens also pointed out that advancing new urbanization construction should guard against the breeding of unfair phenomena and effectively safeguard the interests of migrant workers.
Efforts should be made in small town construction
Netizens believe that new urbanization construction will create large amounts of investment demand, expand consumer demand, promote the development of elderly care, health industries and the social security sector, and drive economic and social development.
Some netizens pointed out that this expansion of the comprehensive pilot program for new urbanization, with emphasis on the key task of citizenizing migrant workers, will undoubtedly further advance the urbanization process. In the future, as more rural people enter cities, while improving the living environment and quality of life of migrant workers, it will also certainly unleash the potential for transferring rural surplus labor, leverage more consumer demand such as urban real estate, and thereby promote economic growth.
Some netizens also proposed that in this process, small town construction should be placed in a more prominent position. According to reports, among the second batch of new urbanization pilot areas, the number of designated town pilots is 15, notably more than the 2 designated town pilots in the first batch. Netizen “Ability User with Enchanted Avatar” said that they support conducting pilots in relatively backward areas, because even if the capital cost invested at the time is large, the overall regional return in the later period may be more considerable.
Public services must cover migrant workers
Some netizens also pointed out that urbanization has left some problems in the process of driving social and economic development, such as the relevant supporting facilities for the citizenization of migrant workers still being incomplete. In the future, it is necessary to ensure the coverage of urban public services for migrant workers so that they can enjoy the same conveniences as urban residents.
Some netizens pointed out that urbanization is not just about giving migrant workers a household registration booklet; what matters most behind this is enabling migrant workers to enjoy the same public services, children's education, housing security and other treatment as urban residents.
Netizen “Contemporary Judge Bao Contemporary Judge Bao” said that to truly solve the urbanization of migrant workers, their housing problems and their children's education and medical care problems must be solved. If they cannot afford housing, cannot afford medical care, and their children cannot attend school, then everything is empty. “Migrant workers must be able to come in, settle down, and have security, so that they can enjoy the same treatment as urban residents and peacefully ‘take root’ in cities and towns; only then can potential and vitality be truly released and healthy economic and social development be promoted.” said netizen “Hong Guanping”.