left behind children

China to build migrant children database to improve welfare and services

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China to build migrant children database to improve welfare and services

China is setting up a nationwide database of the children of migrant workers as the country grapples with a rise in juvenile crime. The database will cover children who have been “left behind” in their hometowns while their parents work elsewhere, as well as children who have moved with their parents to other parts of … Read more

Opinion | Will China’s plans to tackle plight of left behind children prove effective?

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Opinion | Will China’s plans to tackle plight of left behind children prove effective?

Academic studies have shown that these children have a higher chance of either committing crimes or becoming the victims or criminal acts and abuses. One paper, co-authored by Peking University researcher Zhang Dandan along with Lisa Cameron from University of Melbourne and Xin Meng from Australian National University and published in the peer-reviewed Journal of … Read more