Students From Migrant Worker Families Have Difficulties Attending School

WUHAN, CHINA - MARCH 9: (CHINA OUT) A student from a migrant worker family stands on duty in front of a blackboard at the Lingzhi Primary School, a private migrant school atop a farmer's market, on March 9, 2007 in Wuhan of Hubei Province, China. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said that the central government will fully implement the free compulsory education scheme for children of school-going age. Statistics from the China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF) show that about 20 million children flow into cities from the countryside with their parents each year and about 80 percent of these children pay an average of 856 yuan (about US$111) more than local students. Delinquent back-pay, low wages and difficulties in sending their children to school are key concerns among the millions of migrant workers in the country, a survey released by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security showed. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)