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epa04990667 YEARENDER 2015 FEATURE PACKAGES.(16/18) Cheng Xi Mei (L), a Chinese migrant vendor, moves on after checking on her sleeping three-year-old grandson Zhou Yu Xuan, at their home in a village predominantly inhabited by migrant workers and families in the west side of Beijing, China, 24 March 2015. China's 'hukou' system, which is a household or residence registration system, provides citizens access to public services and benefits based on birthplace and family roots. But it has also become a problem for Chinese migrant workers. Due to the hukou system, migrant workers and their families cannot obtain permanent resident status in areas other than their hometown, and are left with limited access to social benefits in education, health services and social insurance. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA PLEASE REFER TO THIS ADVISORY NOTICE (epa04722343) FOR FULL PACKAGE TEXT