农民工指的是从农村进入城镇从事非农职业,但户籍身份依然是农民的劳动者。国家统计局2002年10月的统计资料显示,目前全国的流动人口已经超过1.2亿,其中从乡村流出的占73％,从城镇流出的占27％,也就是说,农村流出的劳动力人口数量已经接近9000万,并且规模还有持续增大的趋势。农民工之所以 Migrant workers refer to migrant workers entering cities and towns from rural areas, but their household registration status remains peasants. National Bureau of Statistics in October 2002 statistics show that at present the country's floating population has more than 120 million, of which 73% from the rural outflows, outflows from urban areas accounted for 27%, that is to say, the rural labor force out of the population has been Close to 90 million, and the scale has continued to increase the trend. The reason why migrant workers