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Temporary migration or “floating labor” has become an important social and economic phenomenon in China. The major part of these temporary migrants come from rural areas. According to some reports, the total number of “rural labors” reached izo million in 2006 (State Council Research Group, 2006: 4). Many middle school students arrive in cities and towns to search for work opportunities after their graduation and they have become the major source of laborers in cities in construction, manufacture and services. Their low salaries and welfare benifits are the foundation of the high competitive prices of Chinese goods all around the world.