Equal compensation for migrants

SHENZHEN: Migrant workers who become victims of traffic accidents here will be entitled to the same compensation as residents, under a new ruling.

Guangzhou-based Nanfang Daily reported yesterday the city's intermediate people's court on July 3 issued an interpretation on handling traffic accident compensation cases.

Under the ruling, migrant workers who have lived in Shenzhen for more than a year will receive the same treatment as citizens, the paper said.