Labor Migration – Social Inequality and Disruption of Family Relationships: The Chinese Experience

Akhmedova Sh.D.1
1 Национальный университет Узбекистана им. Мирзо Улугбека

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Экономика Центральной Азии (РИНЦ, ВАК)
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Том 9, Номер 3 (Июль-сентябрь 2025)

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Аннотация:
This article explores the significant increase in domestic labor migration in the People’s Republic of China due to the implementation of the “Hukou” system, examining its effects on families left behind. The family is a social institution profoundly impacted by migration, as the departure of one family member often disrupts intra-family relationships. It is crucial to consider both positive and negative effects on the remaining family members when one or more family members migrate. When parents migrate, children may experience emotional dissatisfaction, lack of supervision, and inadequate physical and psychological care, which can lead to developmental delays and susceptibility to harmful habits. Women, on the other hand, are often burdened with additional responsibilities in the absence of their husbands. Physical, mental pressures, and financial difficulties further complicate women's lifestyles. Such imbalances in family-marital relations negatively affect the stability of families. Therefore, rather than implementing restrictive state systems, it is essential to promote government and non-government projects that support these socially vulnerable families, helping them overcome crises. This experience experienced by the people's Republic of China also plays an important role in the economy and politics of the countries involved in migration. We believe that it is necessary to draw conclusions from this experience and take into account the implementation of reforms in public administration, especially since the countries of Central Asia are a migrant sending area in a large stream.

Ключевые слова: Hukou system, labor migration, left-behind women, left-behind children, parental migration, social inequality, Chinese society, Rural Hukou, Urban Hukou

JEL-классификация: O15, O10, D63

Тезисы (Highlights):

  • 1. The Hukou system in China has had a negative impact on internal migration in society and rural families.
  • 2. Internal migration has caused various conflicts, social risks and transformation processes in Chinese families.
  • 3. Due to labor migration, separatism, xenophobia and social inequality have arisen between urban and rural residents.
  • 4. Due to social inequalities in the society, rural families were forced to leave their families and children in the process of migration.
  • 5. Inequality in labor migration has caused Chinese children to live apart from their parents for a long time, have various health problems, deteriorate the quality of education, remain unsupervised, and acquire various bad habits.

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Трудовая миграция — социальное неравенство и разрушение семейных отношений: Опыт Китая

Akhmedova Sh.D.

Journal paper

Journal of Central Asia Economy (РИНЦ, ВАК)
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Volume 9, Number 3 (July-september 2025)

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Abstract:
В этой статье рассматривается значительное увеличение внутренней трудовой миграции в Китайской Народной Республике в связи с введением системы «Хукоу» и ее влияние на семьи, оставшиеся без кормильцев. Семья — это социальный институт, на который миграция оказывает глубокое влияние, поскольку отъезд одного из членов семьи часто нарушает внутрисемейные отношения. Крайне важно учитывать как положительные, так и отрицательные последствия для оставшихся членов семьи, когда один или несколько членов семьи уезжают. Когда родители уезжают, дети могут испытывать эмоциональное напряжение, недостаток внимания и заботы, что может привести к задержке развития и формированию вредных привычек. С другой стороны, на женщин часто ложится дополнительная ответственность в отсутствие мужей. Физическое и психологическое напряжение, а также финансовые трудности ещё больше усложняют жизнь женщин. Такой дисбаланс в семейных отношениях негативно сказывается на стабильности семей. Поэтому вместо внедрения ограничительных государственных систем важно продвигать правительственные и неправительственные проекты, которые поддерживают эти социально уязвимые семьи, помогая им преодолевать кризисные ситуации. Этот опыт, накопленный Китайской Народной Республикой, также играет важную роль в экономике и политике стран, вовлечённых в миграционные процессы. Мы считаем, что необходимо сделать выводы из этого опыта и принять во внимание проведение реформ в сфере государственного управления, особенно с учётом того, что страны Центральной Азии являются крупным регионом, откуда массово уезжают мигранты.

Keywords: система хукоу, трудовая миграция, брошенные женщины, брошенные дети, миграция родителей, социальное неравенство, китайское общество, сельский хукоу, городской хукоу

JEL-classification: O15, O10, D63

Highlights:

  • 1. Система хукоу в Китае оказала негативное влияние на внутреннюю миграцию в обществе и на сельские семьи.
  • 2. Внутренняя миграция привела к различным конфликтам, социальным рискам и процессам трансформации в китайских семьях.
  • 3. Из-за трудовой миграции между городскими и сельскими жителями возникли сепаратистские настроения, ксенофобия и социальное неравенство.
  • 4. Из-за социального неравенства в обществе сельские семьи были вынуждены бросать свои семьи и детей в процессе миграции.
  • 5. Неравенство в сфере трудовой миграции привело к тому, что китайские дети долгое время живут отдельно от родителей, у них возникают различные проблемы со здоровьем, снижается качество образования, они остаются без присмотра и приобретают различные вредные привычки.

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