Industrial shift brings migrant mothers home

CHANGSHA - Chen Jiangling couldn't be happier these days. The 35-year-old mother of two has secured a stable job near her rural home and can now look after her children after work.

Chen comes from Sanmenzhai village in Jianghua Yao autonomous county, Central China's Hunan province. Jianghua, located in the mountainous region of Nanling, one of the country's poorest counties.

For years, Chen and her husband had to travel away from home as migrant workers, leaving their two children behind with their grandparents.