They are also Parents They Are Also Parents - A Study on Migrant Workers | Page 2

CCR CSR | A Study on Migrant Workers with Left-behind Children in China | August 2013
Table of contents
Foreword  4
Executive Summary 5
1. Overview 7
1.1 Why do migrant worker parents deserve greater attention? 7
1.2 Migrant workers’ children-relationship perspective 9
1.3 Research methodology 10
1.4 The research team  12
2. The impact of migration on families
14
2.1 Age, education and place of residence  14
2.2 Motivations, approaches to finding jobs and household economy 15
2.3 The impact of migrant labor on families and children  16
3. The situation analysis and challenges for migrant workers with
children20
“They are also parents”
– a study carried out in 2013 by the Center for Child Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility
(CCR CSR) and the Facilitator, and supported by the CSR Centre of the Embassy of Sweden.
Research Coordinators:
Li Tao, Li Zhen, Kris Kardaszewicz and Malin Liljert
Research Team:
Yang Daimao, Tan Yanbin, Liu Qian, Wang Lihong, Tan QIulin
Translator: Zhu Yun
Editors: Bamboo and CCR CSR
Design: Max Zhu
Cover photo: Jonathan Browning
This study is financed by Sida. Sida has not participated in the production of the report and does not assume any
responsibility for its content.
3.1 The workers understanding of parenthood 20
3.2 Challenges of raising children as a migrant worker  28
3.3 Consequences of work on parenthood 32
3.4 Returning back home?  36
4. Making the right choice
37
4.1 Children are a critical factor in migrant workers’ choice of occupation37
4.2 The impact of parenthood on work stability
38
5. Young workers and their expectations on parenthood 40
6. Migrant workers’ expectations for support  42
6.1 Business support  42
6.2 Government support  43
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