Countrys lifeline. But first we have to china where Migrant Workers are being ousted from cities on mass where will they go. Migrant workers make up a third of chinas labor force they are people who leave their villages and head to the metropolises in the hope of finding a decent job for years they were absorbed into city life after all they were a key factor in chinas economic miracle but many are still treated as third class citizens and arent even officially registered its estimated that there are two hundred eighty two million Migrant Workers across china beijings population alone has trebled over the past twenty five years Authorities Say its too much they want millions of the Migrant Workers to leave. These Migrant Workers have been evicted from the. Homes in change village on the outskirts of beijing they have to be out by dawn. Mistily you has to find shelter for himself and his workers he came to beijing twenty three years ago and eventually became the owner of a small textile
Where will they go . Migrant workers make up a third of chinas labor force. They are people e who leave thr villages and head to the metropolises in the hope of finding a decent job. For years they were absorbed into city life after all, they were a key factor in chinas economic miracle. But many are still treated as third class citizens, and arent even officially registered. Its estimated that there are 282 million Migrant Workers across china. Beijings population alone has trebled over the past 25 years. Authorities say its too much. They want millions of the Migrant Workers to leave. Reporter thesese migrant works have been evicted omom their homes in xinjian village on ee outstskirtof beieijing. Theyey have to be e out by da. Mr. Liu has to f find shelter mself and his workers. He ce e to bjing 23 years ago, aneventual becamthe owner of a smallextitileworkshop nonow they have e to pack evereg into a truruck a leaveve. Tomorrow, the builngng coulde demolilish. Liu two weeeeks ago th
Where Migrant Workers are being ousted from cities en masse. Where will they go . Migrant workers make up a third of chinas labor force. They are people who leave their villages and head to the metropolises in the hope of finding a decent job. For years they were absorbed into city life after all, they were a key factor in chinas economic miracle. But many are still treated as third class citizens, and arent even officially registered. Its estimated that there are 282 million Migrant Workers across china. Beijings population alone has trebled over the past 25 years. Authorities say its too much. They want millions of the Migrant Workers to leave. Reporter these Migrant Workers have been evicd from the mes in xinan villagen the outskirtof beijing they have to be out by dawn. Mr. Liu has to find shelter for himsf and his rkers. Came to bjing 23 ars ag and evtually bece the ner of a sma textis worksh. Now they have to pack everything into a truck and leave. Tomoow, the ildingould be molis
Have the full round up of the news, but first, we look at the worlds longest river in this special programme damming the nile. The river nile is the worlds longest river. Its where the worlds first war over water could be fought. The first of its two great tributaries, the white nile, flows from lake victoria, but ourjourney begins in ethiopia, following the blue nile from lake tana as it sweeps through africas grand canyon to where a dam is being built close to the sudan border. Lake tana, the source of the river, is a place of myth and legend. Its the biggest lake in ethiopia and many of its 37 islands have their own monasteries. Its a very sacred place for ethiopian orthodox christians. This monastery dates back to the 14th century. Some of these paintings are more than 400 years old. The nile appears in the Old Testament and legend has it that the ark of the covenant was briefly brought here. But all is not calm on these waters. The struggle for control of this great river is divid
Our latest headlines activists say 500 people have been killed by Syrian Government forces bombarding Eastern Ghouta, nearly a quarter of them children. The red cross becomes the latest aid charity to become embroiled in scandal after revealing that 21 staff paid for Sexual Services whilst working for them. A man and a woman have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a crash which killed two Young Brothers in coventry. Britains Womens Curling Team have lost to japan in the bronze medal match at the Winter Olympics in south korea. Now, the worlds longest river flows from lake tana in ethiopia, through sudan and into egypt and is vital to all three countries. But who controls the water . Alastair leithead reports in this special programme, damming the nile. The river nile is the worlds longest river. Its where the worlds first war over water could be fought. The first of its two great tributaries, the white nile, flows from lake victoria, but ourjourney begins in