CHINA-GARBAGE

Wei's daughter washes her hands after playing among the trash at the garbage dump in Beijing...Children at the garbage dump are not entitled to schooling in the Chinese capital, which faces big problems with the constant influx of rural migrants. Experts estimate that about 40 million rural workers roam Chinese cities looking for jobs, bringing with them a further 30 million spouses and children...Picture taken March 1999.Copyright Justin Jin

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Wei's daughter washes her hands after playing among the trash at the garbage dump in Beijing...Children at the garbage dump are not entitled to schooling in the Chinese capital, which faces big problems with the constant influx of rural migrants. Experts estimate that about 40 million rural workers roam Chinese cities looking for jobs, bringing with them a further 30 million spouses and children...Picture taken March 1999.Copyright Justin Jin