The average monthly wage of migrant workers thousands of first time.

The average monthly wage of migrant workers <P> the first time thousands </ P> <P> Agriculture Minister Sun Zhengcai August 28 to the first report of the fourth meeting of the NPC Standing Committee in recent years to promote stable income situation of farmers said .In 2007, China reached 226 million migrant workers who average monthly wage at 1060 yuan, the first time thousand dollars, an increase of 10.6%. .</ P> <P> According to the Ministry of Agriculture survey in 2007, China's rural migrant labor force of 126 million employed people, township enterprises employed 1.5 million, net of double counting part of 2007 to reach 226 million people. .First half of 2008 the average monthly wage of migrant workers reached 1,240 yuan, an increase of 16.4%. .</ P> <P> 07 urban and rural income gap created over three times the maximum level of reform and opening up </ P> <P> yesterday's first fourth meeting of the NPC Standing Committee, Minister of Agriculture Sun Zhengcai commissioned by the State Council, .do "the State Council on the promotion of stable income situation of farmers report" ("the Report") noted that the per capita income of rural residents in 2007 achieved the highest growth rate in 1985, but this is a reform and opening, the largest income gap between urban and rural residents a .years. .</ P> <P> According to "report", from 2004 to 2007, rural per capita net income increment to achieve the first time since the founding of New China for 4 years over 300 yuan per year; deducting price factors, the increase achieved in 1985 .4 consecutive years since the first time in over 6% per year. .</ P> <P> but in 2007 the per capita income of urban and rural residents widened to 3.33:1, the absolute gap to reach 9,646 yuan. .</ P> <P> the obvious contradiction between this group reflect the current plight of the farmers income. ."In recent years, although the income of the farmers maintained a sustained and rapid growth, but the basis of income of farmers is still relatively weak, the channel is still a shortage of income, and promote farmers continued to increase long-term mechanism not yet fully developed." Sun Zhengcai said. .</ P> <P> Sun Zhengcai in the "report" that the income gap between urban and rural residents continued to widen the root causes of the low income base of farmers, as well as by the existing pattern of income distribution, incomes below the national growth rate .economy and the growth rate of income of urban residents. .</ P> <P> "never run, this situation needs to be fundamentally improved through long-term efforts required to adopt a variety of measures to curb rural-urban income gap continues to widen." He said. .</ P> <P> Yesterday, a meeting of relevant members of the State Council in its consideration of the report, said that in 2007 China's "three rural" spending enough effort, "Last year, the growth rate of government revenue was 32.4%, expenditure increased .speed is 23.2%, while the 'agriculture' spending grew by only 23%, that is, countries 'agriculture' has not reached the average level of spending. "</ P>.