China boosts services for migrant workers to spur consumption

China will improve access to healthcare, education and other public services for the nation’s 357 million-plus migrant workers, potentially boosting urban living standards and stimulating consumer spending. Local governments will end their restrictions on employee social security and expand access to public schools for the children of migrants, according to an announcement on Friday by the State Council, China’s cabinet. They will also remove bureaucratic restrictions affecting migrant reside...

By Brian Rhoads,Neil Denslow