Hot Commentary: non-called "migrant workers" can be called the "city workers"?

Acting Mayor of Shenzhen, said Wang Rong, "migrant workers" concept has changed, the next generation of these migrant workers came to Shenzhen and then, wearing T-shirts, jeans, leaving the hair is very fashionable, they can no longer be referred to as "migrant workers" Shenzhen "of migrant workers," the concept will disappear. ( "Guangzhou Daily" July 6)

One of the most simple, the most difficult question to answer is that "migrant workers" concept disappears, and that this group should be called? Can be called "public" it? If not the public to call "the city of migrant workers" do?

Can be a matter of fact, they are still far short of "The Treatment" are thousands of miles apart. In the cities, they do not own a house, had no fixed abode, is still a "temporary"; their children still can not enjoy the same with the members of the public education of their children still need "借读"; they still suffer from time to time people looked down upon the city, will continue to work to find, review and pay less than the sight of them; they are still without health and pension security, there is no basic "public" status.

Wear T-shirts, jeans second generation of migrant workers, although the image would have been much better with the public left the poor, that does not mean that they are "public." Otherwise, when 40 foreign workers in Shanghai approved, they will not be too excited泪如雨下. What does it mean for an account, the taste of months, only "migrant workers" know themselves. It is not difficult to change a name, the elimination of a concept easily, but, it is difficult to change is the "migrant workers" that the survival of the situation of vulnerable groups, national treatment and social welfare.

"Migrant workers" or the concept of the call is "historical" formed when it disappeared, does not depend on the wishes of the individual. Dual structure in urban and rural areas of the fence before the account in the impregnable fortress barriers such as the face of the increasing gap between rich and poor before, no matter how beautiful to wear vests, "migrant workers" or the letter of the "migrant workers" . (Author石敬Tao)

2009-07-07