CHINA-GARBAGE

Sichanese kids stand around in freezing cold at the Beijing garbage dump. They have no right to go to local schools in the 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 December 1997.Copyright Justin Jin

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Sichanese kids stand around in freezing cold at the Beijing garbage dump. They have no right to go to local schools in the 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 December 1997.Copyright Justin Jin