人社部表示 全國農民工總量達2.82億人

The number of rural migrant workers in China hit 282 million at the end of 2016, an increase of 4.24 million from a year before, according to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS).

人力資源和社會保障部日前稱，截至2016年末，全國農民工總量達到2.82億人，較上一年增長424萬人。

The country has made remarkable progress in protecting migrant workers' rights and interests, said Qiu Xiaoping, MHRSS's vice minister.

人社部副部長邱小平稱，我國在保障農民工權益方面取得了巨大進步。

The ministry has helped retrieve 35 billion yuan in back pay for migrant workers, and back pay complaints have fallen, Qiu said.

邱小平副部長表示，人社部幫助農民工追討欠薪共350億元，欠薪投訴數量下降。

Some 58.2 million workers are covered by pension insurance and 48.2 million covered by medical insurance. 46.6 million have access to unemployment insurance and 75.1 million are protected by work injury insurance.

養老、醫療、失業和工傷保險覆蓋的農民工分別有5820萬人、4820萬人、4660萬人和7510萬人。

Qiu said the ministry will continue to help rural migrant workers settle in cities and start their own businesses. Efforts will be made to help them enjoy equal social welfare with urban residents.

邱小平稱，人社部將繼續幫助農民工在城市落戶和創業，推動實現農民工平等享受城鎮居民社會福利。

Due to the household registration system that ties people's access to social welfare to their residential status, they have previously not enjoyed the same benefits in healthcare, pensions and other social benefits as city residents.

由於戶籍制度將農民工的社會福利與居民身份關聯在一起，他們之前不能享受和城鎮居民相同的醫療、養老金和其他社會福利。

To bridge the gap, government is gradually removing the distinction between urban and rural residents.

爲了縮小這一差距，政府正在逐漸消除城鄉居民之間的區別。