They are also Parents They Are Also Parents - A Study on Migrant Workers | Page 14

CCR CSR | A Study on Migrant Workers with Left-behind Children in China | August 2013
CCR CSR | A Study on Migrant Workers with Left-behind Children in China | August 2013
a further valuable dimension to this study’s understanding of the migrant each other’s work. Facilitator’s team at large includes 20 full time staff with
parents perspective, and providing an important resource with which to raise different backgrounds, ranging from media, companies, and professional
awareness of their circumstances, hopes and needs. NGOs, to social workers who were migrant workers before. It has also a
Migrant workers were approached as research partners as well as participants, national network of more than 2000 volunteers.
and the interviews and questionnaires conducted, have provided an
opportunity to discuss and explain the purpose and value of our research, as In the past decade, more than 400,000 migrant workers and migrant children
well as to address any doubts or questions they had. Although the study was have received direct services from the Facilitator. Eight surveys and reports,
not educational in purpose, it did provide a good opportunity for the workers including The status of Migrant workers Vocational Safety and Health, The
to reflect on their role as parents, and to gain access to relevant information Evaluation on Public policies and services from Migrant workers view, The
and public services. Demands and Obstacles of Migrant workers development, Financial Crisis
Impact on migrant workers have been conducted and published by Facilitator
1.4 Research team
leading to policy change at the different levels of the government.
The study was commissioned and designed by the Center for Child Rights and
Corporate Social Responsibility (CCR CSR), and carried out in partnership with
the Beijing and Zhuhai branches of the Facilitator.
CCR CSR is a Swedish social enterprise based in Beijing, and providing
business with expertise and services helping to facilitate a positive impact on
the lives of children and young people. Over the last four years CCR CSR has
built up a strong presence in the industry, and a track record of cooperation
with Chinese authorities, civil society actors, as well as international brands
and supply chain companies. The team includes professionals with significant
experience of work in the government, civil society, academia and a range of
international institutions, such as UN and the World Bank.
Facilitator, is one of the first local NGOs in the mainland China serving migrant
communities. The organization works with government, companies, volunteers
and other organizations to support the living conditions and development of
migrant workers and their children in Beijing, Yangtze River and Pearl River
deltas. Through its offices in Beijing, Nanjing and Zhuhai, Facilitator works
on community development, empowerment and capacity building, as well as
policy advocacy, and general support for local migrant workers and migrant
children. The three offices form a strategic cooperation network, supporting
12
13